Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 286 Chapter

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The room went from buzzing to dead silent in a heartbeat.

Walter's cheeks burned, and he then scowled. Evangeline could almost taste his anger, sparked by her cutting words.

Well, well, Walter was ticked off!

Her eyes flicked to Minnie, who was practically glowing with je y

"Mr. Walter Gordon is really into that Julia girl, huh? I have to admit, I'm a bit green with envy. She has to be something special, right? How else could she get Mr. Walter Gordon's heart?"

Evangeline could not quite put her finger on the mix of daze and longing in Minnie's eyes. She had meant to stir the pot by dropping Julia's name, but had she somehow become Minnie's wingman instead? Suddenly, this felt like the last place Evangeline wanted to be.

With a huff, she spun on her heel and stormed out.

Walter's voice floated after her.

"Ms. Kast, you're pretty amazing yourself. No need to sell yourself short."

she marched away, was the sly trace of Walter's fingers over his violin case and the mischievous sparkle in his eyes. "You two could be twins, you know. She's a violin enthusiast too. Evangeline was fuming on

coy with Walter, but Walter, clueless as ever, was busy flirting

she leaned against the high bar, her gaze landing on the basketball players hustling

a bad consolation prize when the real deal was out of

of Walter, the jerk, to the back of her mind.

calling. Without hesitation, she hit

"Alex?"

a cozy blanket, all warm and solid, floating through the

know?" She

and she had not told a soul, not

I could read your mind?"

Evangeline was too taken aback to catch

know I don't buy into that

a bit awkwardly, realizing

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rapped on

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sound quickly grabbed Evangeline's attention, and she turned to see that Alex was right next

Alex had spotted her steadying

signaled for him to wait and