Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Bitten Once Shy Forever 215

Chapter 215

Holden strolled out, cracking jokes as he tugged Evangeline along.

The once bustling office fell eerily silent, so devoid of life that Walter felt utterly alone.

Slumped in his chair at the desk, Walter reached for a file on instinct, but he moved too fast, and a sharp jab of pain shot through his injured abdomen.

his on

The pain forced a hiss from his lips, but he tried to ignore it.

In the scuffle with Evangeline's uncles, he had relied on finesse over brute strength, aiming to take them down with a single move. Of course, even the slickest moves require some effort, and t was no surprise that he had aggravated his injury. Despite the throbbing pain, and the very real possibility that the wound might reopen and bleed, he stubbornly refused to dwell on it.

The image of Evangeline, not hesitating for a second to agree to that blind date, kept replaying in his head, causing a different kind of ache, one that seemed to compete with the physical pain.

He could not tell which hurt more, his heart or his wound.

With a pale, strained smile, Walter flipped open the file and dove into his work.

Evangeline, back with the Fosters and her uncles, could not shake a feeling of unease.

Walter had gotten hurt saving her, and her uncles gave him a hard time. Everything he was going through was because of her, and the thought of just leaving him to deal with it alone was more than she could stand.

It hit her then-fighting could easily make his injury worse. The paleness of Walter's face when she left... It was likely a sign that he had indeed made it

worse.

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No, this would not do. Evangeline needed to make a call, and fast.

However, after three tries, all she got was that annoying voicemail tone.

Where on earth could Walter be? She hoped nothing bad had happened to

him.

Trying to keep her cool, Evangeline remembered the call she had gotten. from David earlier that day. She hit redial, and this time, David picked up almost immediately. "Yes? How can I help you?"

Evangeline and David did not usually chat on the phone. Her role as a key decision-maker in the Foster family made it rare.

For Evangeline to call him out of the blue... Well, that was a first.

"Ahem!" She cleared her throat, feeling a wave of embarrassment about

what she was about to ask.

"Do you have any idea where Walter might be? I've been trying to reach him, and he's not answering."

David could hardly contain his excitement. He was practically holding his

breath.

Holy smokes, was he hearing this right? At 9 p.m., a time ripe with possibilities, she was looking for his boss?

This was like a golden opportunity landing right in his lap!

His mind raced with thoughts. If they met tonight and things went a certain way, maybe they would not need to get a divorce after all.

Walter had been on edge for ages over the divorce, turning his office into ground zero for drama. No one dared to go in unless it was absolutely necessary. David was just the assistant, caught in the crossfire every single day. Could this mean the end of those dark days was in sight?

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David quickly gathered his thoughts about Walter and blurted, "Mr. Walter Gordon is still burning the midnight oil at the office, and I'm about to step out for some late-night grub. Do you want to join?"

"If you swing by, I'll grab the snacks and clock out early,' thought David.

Evangeline had a soft spot. If he laid it on too thick and scared her off, that would be on him.

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