Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
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Chapter 307

Chapter 307

The sound of someone clapping broke the silence once the song ended, making Evangeline's heart skip a

beat.

She turned and was startled to see who it was.

"Uncle Yale? What are you doing here?" she asked, her eyes wide with surprise.

Yale stopped clapping and walked into her room with a smile. "I'm here to check on you."

Evangeline's face had gotten so thin over the past few days that it was like all her health had just vanished. It was all Walter's fault, that jerk!

Yale was seething inside, but he cared too much about Evangeline to let his anger show.

"Uncle Yale, have a seat." Evangeline gestured for her uncle to sit on the living room couch, then she tucked her violin away.

"How's everything been? Holding up okay?" Yale asked.

Just a few days before, Evangeline had shown up out of the blue at the old Foster family place, looking for some alone time. She told Yale in secret that she needed a break. Yes, the company had Hank, the ever-reliable CEO, but sometimes, it still needed a bit of oversight from Yale, a true Foster at heart.

Yale would do anything for his niece, no questions asked.

However, seeing her looking so unwell, he just could not bring himself to pry into the why.

A few days after she had asked for some quiet time, he finally mustered the courage to pop by and see how she was doing.

"I'm great! I mean, I'm just lounging around this villa, not a care in the world. What's not to love?" said Evangeline, sinking into the sofa nonchalantly.

Yale doubted what Evangeline said considering how thin she looked. However, seeing Evangeline trying to act tough, he just could not voice his concern. Instead, he played it cool and said, "If you're happy, then I'm good." Yale kicked back, crossing his legs, ready to chat some more.

"Walter had been showing up, in search of you. We all tried to ignore him, but he kept camping out at the door, day in, day out. Uncle James, with his short fuse, finally had enough and confronted him. That was when we knew that the entire time, he was looking for you..."

Yale's voice trailed off, leaving his sentence hanging, filled with things left unsaid.

He was supposed to be on Evangeline's team, convinced that Walter was nothing but trouble and that his darling niece would only replace her happily ever after without him. However, Walter's latest stunt had Yale all twisted up inside.

Honestly, Walter had pulled a move Yale never thought possible. For a second, Yale was at a loss on what to say about their rocky marriage.

"If he wants to look for me, let him." Evangeline acted indifferent, but inside, her heart was racing out of

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Somehow, the thought of Walter standing guard at Cole's place, just to replace her, touched her heart. Even so, that flicker of warmth was nothing compared to the hurt she had been through. She totally got why Yale seemed so torn.

"Uncle Yale, my marriage to Walter has been over in all but name for ages. We've only held off on the divorce papers because of Grandpa Cole. You don't need to worry about us anymore."

She could not deny that she still had feelings for Walter, deep ones at that. Those feelings were so strong that she would still dream of having a family with him.

Nonetheless, that was as far as it went. The Evangeline, who loved him with all her heart, died that night.