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.

did not feel the least

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

dreamland.

already blazing in the sky, and Walter's side of the

tell me when we woke up, and

made a mental note: if she ever fell for Walter's smooth talk again,

buzzed with a new message, and it was from

was not her problem and that they

the nightstand with a

get to play her knight in shining armor? He could not possibly still think she was that clingy girl

out

top priority. Lydia managed to vanish right under the

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was too livid to hear their side of the story

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

mistake, and they knew it was