Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 454

Evangeline was not just going to Walter's birthday ban to celebrate her almost ex file was going make sure she left with no regrets.

She planned to close the chapter regarding all the feelings she had for Waller, believing that with each memory put to rest, her attachment to him would fade away. Quickly, he would be nothing more than a ghost in her past. Hanging up the phone, she went to her secret hideout. It was a cozy studio apartment, nothing fancy, bot it was her own little world.

Tucked away in an unremarkable neighborhood, the place was simple, yet it had everything she needed. She called it her secret hideout because it was her private sanctuary that no one else knew about.

Ever since she started violin lessons with Loberni, music had become her forte. The first song she penned for her bestie Roslyn took the country by storm, and with it, she earned her first big paycheck.

Evangeline had always dreamed of a place she could call her own. Thus, she went behind everyone's back and snagged a cozy little house. It was not that she could not splash out on something bigger, but living alone in a mansion would just echo with emptiness and make her feel even more alone.

The best thing about a snug home was how it wrapped her in warmth, even when it was bursting at the

seams.

scattered everywhere on the bed, across the floor-each one tucked inside a box wrapped with care and tagged with a number. There were 30 in all,

him a long life. For his second, a playful rattle drum with at doll's face. His third, a rare Disney puzzle that was all

rule:

second nature, picking out presents

scoop it up, dress it in a pretty box, slap on a number, and stash it away

dust. It was a reminder of the time that had passed, and it pricked at her heart. Her eyes, usually so bright, threatened to spill over

than anyone should ever be treated, she swore she would never cry over him again. Hence, she held back the tears. She had to be strong, to

oddly thankful for David. He gave her news that felt like a lifeline. Without it, who knew how

be free to embrace her slice of happiness? They had been tangled up in each other's lives for so long that it was time for her to wave goodbye to who she used to

was a whirlwind of thoughts,

excited that she might as well have

only one in Walter's heart when she