Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 282

Walter's eyes snapped shut with a satisfied grin.

Evangeline jumped at the chance to grill him. "So, can you spill the beans about what's going on at the hospital now?"

Before she could even brace herself, a big hand swooped in, blanketing her eyes in darkness.

Evangeline's eyes clamped shut reflexively, and she was swallowed up by the shadows. The pitch-black world seemed to heighten her senses, making her hyper-aware of everything around her. She could feel Walter's arms scoop her up around the middle, carrying her up the stairs with steady steps, and gently setting her down on a soft bed.

"Walter, what are you up to?" she demanded.

Her eyes flew open just in time to see Walter tucking her in.

He yanked the quilt over her head, covering her face.

Muffled by the quilt, Evangeline heard Walter's voice from above, stem like a warning. 'Go sleep! I'll fill you in after I get some sleep."

Evangeline wriggled under the quilt, but Walter's firm hand kept her pinned.

being smothered by the quilt, she did not feel the least bit

down, and as time ticked by, her buzzing nerves unwound, lulling

dreamland.

up, the sun was already blazing in the sky, and Walter's side of the bed had

jerk. He promised to tell me when we woke up, and now he's

Evangeline chucked a pillow across the room to blow off steam and made a mental note: if she ever fell for Walter's smooth

buzzed with a new message,

was not her problem and that they

her phone onto the nightstand with a

when did Walter get to play her knight in shining armor? He could not possibly still think

no way she could just ignore Lydia's situation, but figuring out how to dive in and where

not the top priority. Lydia managed

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a slap in the face, especially since Evangeline was too livid to hear their side of the story yesterday. Today, they deserved a shot at

what do you need?" The bodyguard's voice was all politeness, with a touch of

knew it