Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 242

Unbeknownst to them, Walter, face burning up, stumbled downstairs for a drink and heard the entire phone call clearly.

Was Evangeline going to show up at the old Gordon place?

"Cough, cough..."

He was feeling pretty run-down, and a couple of instinctive coughs managed to snag Trey's attention.

"Walter, how are you holding up? Feeling any better?" Trey asked, all worried.

Walter took a gulp of water and sat down next to Trey. "I'm doing okay, Grandpa. No need to fuss over me."

He scooted over on purpose, and it was not just to give his grandfather a health update.

"Did I hear you right? You invited Evangeline over for a family dinner?"

Being sick was making Walter feel all kinds of vulnerable. His head was pounding, and just the thought of Evangeline showing up stirred up feelings he could not quite put into words.

Would Evangeline pity him if she saw him all weak and helpless? Maybe enough to reconsider the divorce?

"Yeah," Trey grumbled. "It's because you couldn't cut it when it came to winning over a girl, so I had to step in. Lucky for you, I thought it through and used your brother Alex's return as a reason to get Evie back here!" Walter was floored.

"You mean, Evangeline is coming to dinner because of Alex?"

him a sideways glance, not getting why Walter was so

the get-go. What did you do? If you'd just listened to me for once, you wouldn't have upset Evie

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reasons, Evie is back with the Gordons. Just focus

not figure out what

buzzed, thoughts wiped away In an instant, leaving only the image of Alex and Evangeline, laughing together like they did not have a care in the world. Whenever those two

wife, though. How could he stand by while she seemed to care more about Alex than

him hard, and the injury he had been dealing with seemed

was getting on in years and had started to really value his tin with the grandkids. So, the party to welcome Alex back home was a big deal, with pretty much every relative who could make it showing up.

up at the Gordons',

to see her.

Walter, her husband in name, stepped

with her outfit, picking out a classy white dress and pinning her black hair up in a

have come off as too grown-up. Evangel She rocked

she usually went for a cute, fresh vibe, today she looked like she had stepped up her game,

but be struck by

with the Gordons. Just

out what had driven him

in an instant, leaving only the image. of Alex and Evangeline, laughing together

and cozy, entirely different from the edgy tension that

by while she seemed to

injury he had been dealing with seemed