Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 328

Evangeline should have done this ages ago,

Minnie was mysterious. Even if things did not pan out as Evangeline suspected, she clung to the hope that Minnie might lead her to her elusive stepmother, Lydia. When she got back to the private room, Evangeline was surprised to find the once-buzzing dinner had cleared out, leaving only Walter.

He sat there, stone-faced, his eyes deep pools of nothingness. What was he thinking?

She did not bother with niceties and just waved her hand in front of his face. "Walter? Where did everyone go? They just up and left without a word?"

She thought of Alex and felt a twinge of regret.

They had not seen each other in forever, and when they finally had the chance, they had not even exchanged a word,

"How would I know? Maybe you should call them?" Walter snapped back.

He was not trying to start a fight with Evangeline, really. It was just that the idea of her worrying about Alex, who had left without a word, got under his skin.

Evangeline, taking out her phone to make a call without a second

smacking her phone onto the table. "Evangeline, are you even listening to me?" Walter was steaming, and Evangeline could practically hear his teeth grinding. She knew he did not want her to call Alex, but she was pushing his buttons anyway. "I

like a riddle wrapped in an enigma. I can't keep up with all your hints. I just figured, since Alex won't be hanging out with us

had no idea that bringing up Alex would make Walter's

to know why Alex left, aren't you?

snatched her phone back from Walter's clutches and tucked it safely into her

brilliant!" Walter's thumbs-up was full-blown sarcasm. Her words might as well have been a confession of a secret romance with

praise," she replied dryly, used to Walter's odd jabs. "If we're done here, I'll head out,

Roslyn, who were waiting for her at the villa, and she did not want to leave them in the lurch, worried. "Leaving?" Walter's face had darkened to

out the door, Evangeline was all set to bolt, her intentions clear as

not? Well, Walter was determined to throw

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over, and you're still holding me back. Don't be silly." Evangeline tried to reason with