Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 434

At the Emerald of the Highlands villa.

It was the dead of winter, but inside the villa her uncle had set up for her, Evangeline could not feel the chill. It was actually too hot for comfort.

Julieta, ever the worrier, kept a tight leash, fearing Evangeline might catch a cold. So, under the guise of getting some healthy sunshine, Evangeline snuck off to the brightest balcony when the afternoon sun was at its peak to enjoy a breath of fresh air. Rocking gently in her chair, with just a pane of glass between her and the lazy sunbeams, Evangeline basked in the warmth. Her eyes nearly closed in bliss.

Julieta came by with a plate full of neatly sliced fruit and silently set it down on the coffee table right in front of Evangeline.

"Ms. Evangeline, munching on fruit while you're expecting is great for your baby's skin. You've got to make sure you eat plenty," urged Julieta, though she had already loaded Evangeline up with more fruit than she could stomach. Just the sight of fruit made Evangeline queasy, but the 'do it for the baby' card was one she could not play

against.

With a look of utter distress, she shot Julieta a glare and muttered, "You're always using the baby to guilt-trip me!"

She grudgingly speared a chunk of cantaloupe and ate it, her eyes brimming with a mix of annoyance and charm, sounding more like she was pouting than actually complaining.

you do' expression on her face. "It's out of my hands. You're all about the baby these days. Any other

taking another bite of melon. Maybe it was the pregnancy, but she was really digging this laid-back life-so serene and reassuring, filled

she watched Julieta, smiling away, a vision of

doubt that Julieta was the guardian angel sent by fate to fill the void of a mother's love she had

between her and Julieta being quietly witnessed by a man in a wheelchair at the yard's entrance. He waved off his driver

Alex?

never felt alone since Julieta was always around, but the days of

Alex breezed through the door. Spotting Evangeline soaking up the sun on

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speed up, pushing his wheelchair with a new

missed you," he said, his eyes crinkling with a smile, trying to sound casual. "Evie, you're such a heartbreaker. It's been over a month since we hung out, and not even a single call? Are

got up and gave Alex's wheelchair a nudge, guiding it over to her rocking chair before