Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Bitten Once Shy Forever 247

Chapter 247

The anger Walter had been struggling to suppress instantly flared up. The excessive heat in his body along with the pain from his wound drove him to furiously confront Alex and Evangeline.

"Talk about serendipity-my dear wife and dear brother. Can you believe it?" Just me, strolling around with no particular place to go, and who do I bump into? You two!" The suspicion in Walter's words was unmistakable.

Evangeline felt an urge to clear the air, but Walter was not about to let her get a word in. He made a show of scanning their surroundings. "Wow, this spot's pretty nice, isn't it? The old Gordon house is bustling today, yet we replace ourselves in this quiet little corner, away from the crowd. Quite the replace."

He stepped closer to Evangeline, "Evangeline, my wife, you must've picked this cozy spot for us to reconnect, right? After all, Alex has been gone for so long. It's not like you could stumble upon it by chance." Walter laid it on thick with 'my wife,' a not-so- subtle jab at the awkwardness of her and Alex's

situation.

Evangeline almost laughed at his pettiness. She bit back her amusement, though, not wanting to bruise his ego. Honestly, this 'rare' place Walter was making such a fuss about? Alex had found it.

Walter's certainty just showed how headstrong he was! Tired of his games, Evangeline fired back. "Spit it out, Mr. Walter Gordon. If you've got something to say, just say it. You're beating around the bush so much that we're all lost. Or do you want to waste your breath?" Walter huffed, "Cut the act, Evangeline! Why don't you just admit why you came back today?"

"Why did I come back?" Evangeline could not believe what she was hearing." Didn't Grandpa invite me back for dinner? What, now because of our upcoming divorce, I'm not welcome in the Gordon family anymore?" She was at a loss for words.

She had always known Walter could be unreasonable, but to see him lose all

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sense of logic like this left her shaking her head in disbelief.

It just went to show that staying away from Walter as soon as she walked in was the smart move.

She had not even tried to stir the pot, and here he was, showing up ready to start something!

"Don't play dumb with me. You came back for him, didn't you?" Walter spat out, pointing accusingly, his finger practically jabbing at Alex's face.

"Yes." Trey had been clear when he invited her; it was to welcome Alex back, To say she returned for him was not a stretch.

Why was Walter so worked up?

Evangeline could see that Walter was hell-bent on making a scene, and she was not getting out of this anytime soon. So, she released the handles of the wheelchair, folded her arms, and braced herself for Walter's next outburst.

"And what about you?"

Walter glared at Alex. "You came back here because you wanted to see Evangeline, right?"

Alex, the target of Walter's fury, had a brief glint of coldness in his gaze, but it vanished so quickly that none caught it.

He could only offer a helpless smile. "Walter, you've already made up your mind as to why I came home. Is there any point in me explaining?"