Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 269

Walter cut off Evangeline's caution with a cocky eyebrow lift. "Evangeline, you really think I'd have sleazy thoughts about you?"

The kind of thoughts a husband had for his wife was considered sleazy? Were they not just part of the deal?

For Evangeline, however, those words twisted into something else entirely as they reached her ears.

She was just kidding herself all along. Walter had never really been into her. What could he possibly want with her if not just to blow off some steam?

She raised her eyes slowly, meeting the gaze of her uncles.

Holden, the most fiercely protective of the bunch, had tears welling up eyes. "Evie, if you're going to

in bis lie to Grandpa now, you've got to be ready to keep that lie going until his last day. Are you... sure about this?"

keep getting

her life for good. However, the sight of Cole,

was why they all kept silent

watching, Evangeline gave a serious

as Grandpa is okay, I'll

were etched with worry, but Evangeline

I patch things up, I won't have to stay here. I just need to convince Grandpa that I'm

was a storm of mixed emotions about the

she actually share a home with

once they left the Foster family's care, splitting

she could not dwell

heavy with tension as

hospital bed, his eyes flickered open, dull and tired, an oxygen tube trailing from his nose. When he saw Evangeline, his hand weakly reached out, "Evie, Evie," he croaked, his voice raw

while he was knocked out under anesthesia had been so frantic