Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 603

"Mr. Gordon, I know this gemstone bracelet was meant for your granddaughter-in-law. But let's face it: my marriage to Walter was a joke, and it would've ended ages ago if it weren't for Grandpa Cole's illness. Now that he's gone, it doesn't seem right for me to keep this beauty, does it?"

She laughed, trying to keep it light, and took Trey's frail hand, pressing the wooden box with the bracelet into his palm. "Don't worry, even if Walter and I weren't meant to be, you'll always be my grandpa."

With that, Evangeline spun on her heel and walked away, not looking back.

It was not that she was distant. It was just that she was afraid if she hesitated, Trey would see the tears she was fighting back.

She had a tender heart.

After all, how could she not feel a bond with Trey after all the time they had spent together?

What Evangeline did not see was Trey, with the wooden box at hand, standing still with tears welling up in his old eyes. He watched her walk away.

He knew that the granddaughter-in-law he was so proud of was slipping away for good.

"Evangeline, hold up."

familiar voice

and she fought back the tears threatening to

the man who shared her grandfather by blood, if not by bond, had every right to be there. Trey had shown up, so

closing the

Walter Gordon. What do

convinced they had nothing left to say to

off-guard, landed on him. She could not help but notice how much he had changed. The days apart had stripped away his weight and left him looking worn.

en

okay?" He blurted out the words as if afraid she would vanish if he did not speak fast

knew how excited he

the child standing safely in front of him. However, in the face of such calm eyes, no matter how many words he had, he could not bring himself to say a

for asking.

brushed off her like leaves in the wind, but she kept her

that Uncle Yale

Walter was

one more thing, about Julia-did the Foster family