Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 227

Walter did not miss a beat, shooting Evangeline a look that was loaded with meaning.

That look was so charged that it sent her mind racing back to the wild night they had just spent together.

If she did not care about Walter, why did she comply so easily when he

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mentioned his injury? Why did she let him have his way?

Denying something did not make it any less true. She could fool anyone, but she could not fool her own heart.

How could she just watch as Hank, who was defending her honor, got pushed around?

Walter, as if reading her thoughts, effortlessly drew her into his side. "Isn't that right, Evie?"

and coaxing, and the way he said 'Evie' seemed to drip with genuine emotion. Evangeline could hear the underlying sarcasm, though. After all, Walter's desire to win was

a silent battle, and Hank was clueless about the tension. To anyone watching, their stolen glances seemed more like playful flirting right under Hank's nose. Feeling a rush of

work, so I've got to head out.

fire in Hank;

it took everything he had, and even if Evangeline never came to like him, he was set

Chapter 227

2D BONUS

"Hank..."

he did not wait around. He just got up and

hand, did not miss a beat. He caught every subtle move she made, especially the way her gaze lingered

and waved it lazily

What are you

by her usual spark. "Walter, you're doing this on

to chase off every guy I meet so I end up alone after we split? Is that what you want, for me to be miserable?" Even