Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 466

Evangeline's heart raced as she faced Walter's unusual behavior.

Alone with him in the room, she could not guess what his next move would be. However, Walter was calm, even as she watched him closely.

With a slow, deliberate motion, he peeled away the hideous frog mask, revealing the handsome features she knew so well. Evangeline's eyes widened. She had suspected, but st, how had he managed to disguise his voice so completely?

Walter's deep, familiar voice enveloped her, a soft echo in the quiet room.

"Evangeline, would you watch the sunrise with me? Just once," asked Walter, his voice trailing off into a

and whisper that was nothing like his usual commanding tone. It was a plea, something raw uncharacteristically vulnerable.

The word 'humble' was not one she would find in Walter Gordon's vocabulary, not the Walter who stood tall in the ranks of the Gordon family. However, there he was, standing before Evangeline, feeling something he had never felt before.

of warmth through his heart. He was filled with an eager longing, an anticipation so strong that he

assistant David or a word spoken in his

pushed, the more she pushed back. Asking her was the only option he

time in his life. All his usual tricks and strategies were worthless. All he

Evangeline began, instinctively ready to reject him. However, the flutter in her heart

for being so weak. Walter had barely turned on his charm, and she was already faltering, almost ready to

but her thoughts. paused at the memory of

That was enough.

shot Walter a sidelong glance. "You want to watch the sunrise with me? What about your sweetheart Minnie? Or is this going to be a party of three?" Her lips curled into a smirk that did not quite reach her eyes, dripping

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sudden realization, "Oh, speaking of Minnie, where is she? She sounded so smug on the phone, so why isn't she here now that I've shown up to the

of Minnie asleep in another VIP room, trotted out the excuse he had ready. "She's feeling under the weather and went to

was incredulous. "She's unwell at