Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 436

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Evangeline had it in her head that Minnie was the new girlfriend Alex had brought home. However, it was obvious that Minnie only had eyes for Walter, and Alex was out of the picture.

When Evangeline shared her hunch, Alex just wrinkled his brow and said, "Evie, you're way off base! Don't you know the awesome news? Why would you think it's some lovey-dovey soap opera stuff?"

Alex's blunt way of putting things made Evangeline's mouth twitch. She could not remember when she

had first noticed that side of him.

"So, you got a raise then?" She figured if romance was the wrong track, work had to be a safe bet, right? Alex let out a deep sigh, looking frustrated. "Let me give you a clue!"

His hand, which had been resting on the wheelchair's armrest, shifted gently onto his legs.

That could only mean...

Alex's legs, her voice tinged with disbelief, "Your

a shimmer in his eyes, she asked, still not quite

had come back from overseas in a wheelchair, she had been careful not

legs... Could there really

treatment. At my checkup yesterday, the doctor said my leg nerves are starting to react to the electric shocks. It's just that the reaction is so faint, my brain

saying is, even though you can't feel your legs

to the tests?"

excitement. "So, you're saying that if you keep up with

and the thought that his legs could be healed made

it! I just got the news from my doctor and bolted

should we celebrate? Wait, scratch that, we've got to

the patriarch of the Gordon family, and in her heart-to-heart with him, Evangeline could always sense his deep worry for Alex's

dial Trey's number, Alex cut

mid-dial, noticing for the first time that Alex's earlier joy had

with this little thing," he said, his voice laced with a