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."

mischievous sparkle in his eyes. "You two could be twins, you know. She's a

clearly playing coy with Walter, but Walter, clueless as ever, was busy

on the basketball players hustling on the court. She did not mind giving them

was not a bad consolation prize when the real deal

managed to shove thoughts of Walter, the jerk, to the back of her mind. She was just about to bounce when her phone blared

Alex calling. Without

"Alex?"

a cozy blanket, all warm and solid, floating through the phone. "Evie,

you know?"

and she had not told a

I said I could read your mind?" teased

Evangeline was too taken aback to catch

don't

awkwardly, realizing she missed

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knock! The sound quickly grabbed Evangeline's attention, and she turned to see

was obvious that Alex had spotted her steadying

for him to wait and then humed over to where Alex