Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 406 "I'm

sorry..." Evangeline muttered an apology without thinking, accidentally stirring up Julieta's own heartaches.

"Don't worry about it, Ms. Evangeline. Beyond our jobs, we're both just people, right? If you ever want to get something off your chest, I'm all ears."

Evangeline glanced at Julieta, noticing the tears welling up in her eyes, and shyly looked away. "Is that true?

"Julieta, I lost my mom when I was little, and even though my grandfather and uncles are super sweet, they're guys. They don't really get the whole 'heart-to-heart' thing. You're the only one I can talk to about this stuff." Evangeline inhaled deeply, feeling overwhelmed by life's curveballs.

Her best friend Roslyn was a whirlwind of energy, not exactly the type to grasp those fragile feelings. Why bother dumping all that on her and dragging her down too?

Julieta offered a soft smile. "Anytime you need to talk about anything, I'm here for you."

"I guess I know talking won't change much." Evangeline's gaze drifted to the moon above.

It was a perfect orb, casting a pure light that made her tiny garden glow.

own roads to walk, right? Nobody else can do it

at the dark circles under your eyes. You haven't had a good night's sleep in days. If you keep this up, how will your baby thrive? You've got to take care of yourself, not just for you but for your little one too." Evangeline was shocked. She thought she had her act down pat, but Julieta, with her eagle eyes, could see

"I'll do my best."

so bad with people around, but at night, the images of Walter and Minnie wrapped up in each other's arms just would

those visions, Minnie's face would twist into

Evangeline's hand

deep down that she had not moved on from

could act as distant as ice, pretending he was invisible. However, those were just masks

but she had her own take on kids. If a few offhand

sigh to catch Evangeline's attention. "People say a kid is the product of love. I say it's more like a ball

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that baby, the father's footprint

not.