Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 451

"Imagine celebrating your birthday out on the ocean-it'd be the ultimate romantic adventure," said Minnie, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Walter, however, was lost in a different thought. "Does watching a sunrise together at sea really guarantee a lifetime of happiness?"

He wondered if doing that with Evangeline would mean they would be happy together. The odds seemed against it, but part of him wanted to believe in the magic of the moment. What if it actually worked?

"So, what do you say, Walter? Are you in?" Minnie asked, her voice tinged with hope.

If Walter said yes

it would put Minnie's mind at ease. The sky stretched endlessly above them, and the dawn blushed a deep red. Could there be anything more romantic than two people coming together with the first light of day?

"I'll think about it," Walter replied, his heart not really in it. He wanted to experience that moment, but not with Minnie. He could not just come out and say that, of course. He had to calmly find some excuse to keep her hanging.

shuffle my work schedule around, maybe I can make it happen," he said, his words

nothing away while letting the other person fill the

down, Walter's thoughts were with only one person: Evangeline. He had no

to their unborn child. Was it bigger? Was it kicking yet? He was itching to bond with the little one. Unbeknownst to Walter, David had overheard

a cruise with Minnie. His agreement to consider it likely

not just blurt in front of Minnie, and that was where his

Walter Gordon, I've got an

It'd be boring with just you and Ms. Kast. You haven't seen your friends in ages. Why not invite them to your birthday bash? It'd be a

chance to catch up

was straightforward. His suggestion would surely prompt Walter to think of the one person he was dying to celebrate with on the

had the next steps

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