Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 480

+25 BONUS

Thankfully, his bodyguard was alert and caught Walter just in time. "Mr. Walter Gordon, are you okay?"

Struggling to stay upright, Walter managed to muster his remaining wits and said, "Quick, get David on the linel"

He had sent David to guard Evangeline, so at that critical moment, reaching out to David was the key to the latest scoop.

He had to find out if Evangeline was on that highway when everything went down.

The bodyguards, clueless but not wasting a second, got David on the line.

After what felt like forever of just ringing, David's harsh coughs finally broke through.

"Mr. Walter Gordon, I've failed, I just... I couldn't keep Mrs. Gordon safe..."

David's voice was scratchy, like it had been dragged over rough sandpaper. By the end, he could even hear him choking up. "David, spit it out! What's this 'couldn't keep her safe' all about?" Walter yelled, losing it completely with the shock of the news. "..."

more, but all that came was a burst of static. A nurse's voice cut in, "Hello, is this a relative of the patient? He's in bad shape and is about to be

Walter got then was the

would have taken her down Dannington Road. David, in his duty to protect her,

could not be faring much better,

However, then...

of Evangeline's warm

thought, Walter wrapped his

not bear the thought

could just keep

in such a hurry to get home, right there with him, she would not be caught in that horrific pile-up on the

Walter Gordon! Mr. Walter Gordon, are you

when he

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was Evangeline's farewell. Instead, he found himself clutching the waist of a tall,

go as if he had been zapped, struggling to find his

was not a dream. It was all