Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 598

Walter's phone buzzed to life out of the blue.

"Sir, I'm feeling a lot better now, ready to get back to the mission in Southern Crownlands."

David's voice was stuffy and sounded like he was on the tail end of a cold.

He already knew the whole drama about Evangeline getting nabbed by Julia while trying to rush him to the hospital.

Taking a beat, he cautiously broached the subject, "How's Mrs. Gordon holding up?"

It was not that he doubted Walter's expertise, but Evangeline's trouble was tied to him, and he could not shake off the guilt without checking in.

"She's fine now." Walter kept his voice even, masking whatever he was feeling.

"She's fine?" David echoed, relief flooding his words. "That's a relief, a huge relief."

Knowing Evangeline was out of hot water made his own heart lighter.

out tonight, catch a flight

briefly before

was the one caught off guard then. "Weren't

took his brother's big life moments to heart. However,

Walter Gordon. I appreciate the thought." David inhaled sharply on the other end, "Stepping away is the best thing for her right now." His fever had broken, and though his head was still foggy, his heart had found

words kept replaying in his mind, haunting him with

ve

there when Celina's life hung by a thread. He was not there when she cried out for help. It was like he was perpetually missing

by her side, and that

one thing: they were from different worlds. Dreaming of being

pain clenched

her

sweet face flashed before his eyes, but her determined look cut through him

to Walter's path. How much

her happy, it

It's over. Now, I just want to throw myself

back the