Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 605

Evangeline paused, cradling her growing belly, and slowly spun to take her phone out of her pocket. She dialed Walter's number. As soon as the call connected...

"I'm sorry, Mr. Walter Gordon, but Celina doesn't want to see you."

Beep, beep, beep!

Evangeline ended the call, leaving Walter with nothing but the tone of a dead line.

Back at the funeral home, Evangeline's gaze landed on the black and white photos again, and the tears started flowing anew.

Julieta was heartbroken to see her like that. With a gentle swipe of her hand, she dried the tears on Evangeline's face and whispered, "Ms. Evangeline, don't be heartbroken..." "Mrs. Lewis..."

In moments like these, the tender words were like a spell, coaxing out all the grief Evangeline had bottled up inside. She collapsed into Julieta's embrace, crying her heart out.

At that moment, Evangeline was not the cherished darling of the Foster family. She was just a girl who had lost her beloved grandfather.

in soothing patterns across Evangeline's back, trying

could harm her health. However, she recalled Yale mentioning the strong bond between Cole and Evangeline as grandfather and granddaughter. The words of comfort were on the tip of her tongue, but Julieta swallowed them, thinking it

guests at

in Julieta's arms, she asked with a muffled voice, "Mrs. Lewis, where's Celina?

part of the family, and she should have been

too. "I haven't seen Ms. Morris. Maybe something held

had been in the

this late," Evangeline murmured, a frown creasing her forehead. Considering Celina's unique situation, it was possible that coming to Cole's funeral might have put her

of another

the funeral site and came to a respectful

followed the noise to the sleek car pulling up, and out stepped Celina, with someone in tow who seemed both new and oddly

chic, simple white dress made of the softest

they stepped out of the car. Celina told the folks with them to hang tight outside before

mystery woman got closer,

way it was Elliana Snyder, the