Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 448

When Minnie's water cup shattered against the floor, Walter's eyes snapped open. He was dead tired and did not jump out of bed right away. However, he had not counted on the escalating shouting match between his assistant and a girl, which got so loud that not even

burying his head under the covers could muffle their bickering.

Finally fed up, Walter stomped over to the doorway just in time to catch Minnie's dramatic declaration.

David, meanwhile, looked down, wisely choosing to stay out of it.

Realizing Walter had overheard her, Minnie's face went white with embarrassment.

With David still there, smirking at the drama, Minnie felt her cheeks burn. She had no choice but to face the music, even if she had to fake her bravery.

However, with Walter, she could not be as bold as she was with David.

Her eve

she flashed a coy smile, quickly steering the conversation elsewhere. "Walter, when did you wake up? You were

the last straw for Walter, and he was suddenly seething. "Did I want to be awake?

all night, restless thanks to Alex. All he wanted was to

not play dead. Did they even consider his feelings

they were in the wrong,

to set herself apart from David, slipped her arm through Walter's with a flirtatious flutter of her eyelashes. "Oops, so sorry, we didn't mean to wake you. We'll be

was as terrifying as a dragon guarding its hoard. She

"Oh, no."

shrugged off her clingy hands and sent her stumbling back just as she tried to cozy

flicked a flame

haze, his eyes sharp as

my secretary, squabbling by my door when you should be

as stormy as a tempestuous sea. He was clearly in