Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 594

After the car crash scare, Evangeline was not taking any chances. She and Snow Wolf hit up a diner, and she borrowed his phone to check in with Yale. Yale's voice was rough, tinged with a thrill he could not quite mask.

"Evie, thank goodness you're safe."

Evangeline figured he was just worried about her, not reading into it too much.

However, a beat later...

"Don't bother with the old house; head straight to the hospital. It's your grandfather. He..."

Yale sounded utterly spent.

He had no idea that Evangeline had only been safe and sound for less than eight hours since her disappearance.

The Fosters could not keep a lid on it for even that short a time.

the operating room, the red light flicked on,

statue, his fists clenched, eyes glued to the operating room doors, not looking away

state. His eyes welled up as he quickly moved closer and gave Holden's shoulder a reassuring pat. Holden clung to Yale's hand like it was his only hope. "Yale, Dad is going to be okay this time, right? And Evie too, all of us Fosters are

you," Yale cut in, "that Evie is safe. She's with her friends, so no worries there. She'll probably

Holden, hardly daring to believe, wiped his eyes, only to

Celina, overwhelmed with emotion, started crying right then and there. Seeing

flowed even harder.

to

all my fault, I didn't realize Mr. Foster was listening when David called me. Otherwise, it wouldn't have gotten to this point..." Her eyes, red as a rabbit's, were

better than anyone. He might seem a little out of the loop sometimes, but he's actually got it all figured out. He can't be

his mind sharp as ever, always able to

not need to feel

hospital with her heart pounding,

door finally clicked off. Conrad emerged in his scrubs, his mask pulled down to reveal a face full of regret. "Cole's in a bad way," he said, his voice heavy. "He's