Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 470

Walter's compliment was simple, almost too simple, but it struck a chord.

Seeing the light flicker in Evangeline's eyes, Walter had a sudden epiphany. This was the first time he had ever really complimented his wife since they got married.

A rush of emotion hit him, and he realized just how much he had failed her. He also understood why Evangeline's uncles never missed a chance to call him a monster. Evangeline, such a beautiful soul, deserved to be cherished like royalty. Instead, what had she endured since she had been with him?

First, there was the neglect, then the emotional coldness, and eventually, it turned into outright hostility.

Evangeline watched Walter, silent and brooding, and her heart was filled with anxiety.

She remembered him as harsh and distant. However, the image of Walter in her mind was blending with that of gentle Alex, almost eclipsing Alex's memory... Could it be that Walter was Alex in disguise, or had he somehow changed?

Feeling a bit awkward, she lifted her hand and gestured toward the table set with a candlelit dinner. "Hey, Walter... aren't you going to ask me to sit down over there?"

It would be silly for them to just stand on the rooftop all night, bathed in candlelight and sea breeze, would it not?

Evangeline's nudge snapped Walter back to reality. His face flickered with a moment of embarrassed distraction before he reached out his hand, inviting Evangeline to join him.

waited until she was comfortably seated. Instead of walking away, he produced a clean, damp napkin and, to Evangeline's surprise, gently wiped off her light makeup. She tried to pull away, but Walter's firm grip kept her still as

that she could nearly

his touch soft, his eyes intense, treating her with the utmost care as if he

Walter actually

by the thought. If Walter had not

voice broke the

makeup when you're with

made-up Evangeline was bare-faced,

Evangeline managed to say, fighting back

not want to misinterpret

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who had always felt neglected by him,

that it was al pregnancy senses. The world had flipped upside down "Don't get it twisted I wanted to do this," said Walter, seat across from Evangeline, locking eyes

longed to see Eve true, unadorned self. Thus, wiping away her carefully ap With a soft hum, Evangeline pulled back her gaze, tuck spill over. If Minnie had not been under the weather,

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