Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 245

There was a deeper message in Alex's words, a playful sort of sadness woven through them.

Evangeline, thinking about all the events Alex'd been through, felt her heart go out to him big time.

"I guess you're right."

Had Alex not stayed away all these years for the very same reasons?

She was in the same boat, her heart in pieces thanks to Walter. How could she just forget the things that had nearly broken her, just because of a little warmth?

Sure, there might be some super forgiving folks out there, but she and Alex? Not a chance.

"But hey, dinner's about to hit the table. Aren't you starving?"

Her face broke into a beaming smile.

Years had passed, and Evangeline had become Alex's ray of sunshine.

got, the brighter she shone, like her

bounced off each other, and that was how they

look at her, his voice was slow and deliberate, "Evie, what about that job at Avalon University's music department? Have

shown up at the family dinner was to get Evangeline to say

in dire need of someone with Evangeline's spark and talent to liven

of guilt

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hurry, the whole visiting professor thing had slipped her mind. Usually, she had no problem agreeing to Alex's requests. She could just tweak

caution echoed in

with Alex at Avalon University, and if the rumor mill got wind of it, it could spell trouble for both the

Alex cut in, "I overheard you chatting with Grandpa earlier, mentioning that the Foster Group brought on a CEO to help run things. So, your plate's not

their music seriously, which is

soft and soothing,

Pushing their limits, huh...

eyes. Julia was so delicate back then, tiny but