Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 252

"Are you out of your mind?" Evangeline shoved Walter's incoming punch aside, her stunning sea-green eyes wide with shock.

"Don't you get it? That's your brother Alex behind me, and he's hurt! He can't move his legs and relies on a wheelchair to get around.

"Life's already thrown him enough curveballs. Why are you trying to add to it by getting physical? Picking on your own brother who can't even defend himself in a wheelchair, what kind of person does that make you?" Walter scowled, waving Evangeline off with a flick of his hand. "This is between me and Alex, step aside!" "No way!" Evangeline stood her ground.

"If I've seen it, I can't just ignore it. If you're dead set on going after Alex today, you'll have to go through me! Knocking me down won't cut it. You'll have to knock me out cold, so I can't get in your way!"

Walter's fist paused mid-swing, his eyes sharp with a pain he could not hide.

His body shook with rage.

He bit back a growl and asked in a low voice, "Evangeline, are you sure about this?"

There was a good chance Evangeline was pregnant with his child.

Even if Walter was furious, how could he ever hit her?

Evangeline did not even blink, her eyes blazing with

heart twisted in pain, and he suddenly felt like he could

I'm

bring himself to

dramatic sweep of his arm, Walter stormed

garden. It took a moment before she snapped out of it and moved to Alex's side, her hands gently guiding his wheelchair. The ridiculous argument had fizzled out, leaving only Alex's soft sigh to

head-to-head with him? Look at me-I'm already

is better than you two at

like a wise old man trying to mend a

in Evangeline's heart.

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Chapter 252

Alex, too.

her, spilling over despite her best efforts to keep them at

a crooked line that only she knew was hanging by a thread. "It's all good. We're splitting up anyway. Who cares about a

about to part ways for good. Why bother with

a fight, maybe there'd

her, just