Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
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Evangeline, peeking out from her villa, was over the moon seeing Yale and Roslyn heading out together. She knew them both well enough. Yes, there was an age gap, but why let good fortune slip away to strangers?

She was practically on the edge of her seat, rooting for them, almost ready to give them a nudge closer.

However, as she was about to step back from her secret lookout, a familiar shadow caught her eye. Her gaze sharpened with a hint of danger.

She could spot him in a crowd, even if he disguised himself.

She had to give credit to Walter. The guy had some serious moves, waltzing in and out of the swanky Emerald of the Highlands like he owned the place.

She d not, in good conscience, fault the security. With Walter's connections, there was not a nook in Avity he could not slip into.

However, what puzzled her was how he had even thought to look for her here. Since the birthday party wrapped up, they had not so much as whispered about this birthday gift.

If he had pinpointed her location with such precision, it was either a tip-off or the guy was just that

cunning.

Evangeline quickly scrapped the latter thought.

Walter, spending his brainpower on her? As if.

In that case, who ratted her out to Walter?

Mulling over this, Evangeline ducked into a cozy nook with a killer view and plenty of shadows.

Little did she know, the security at Emerald of the Highlands was outstanding for a reason. Walter's smooth entry had nothing to do with his being Mr. Walter Gordon of the illustrious Gordon family.

He gave the marriage certificate in his pocket a little pat, silently congratulating himself.

If he had not brought it along, fretting over proving his ties to Evangeline, he might have been stuck outside those villa gates. Yet, the guard had let slip that Evangeline had been shacked up here lately. With that, Walter strolled in, easy as pie.

The little courtyard of the villa was straight out of a storybook, dotted with flowers and lush greenery, and home to Evangeline's favorite-the once flower-adorned swing. With autumn's touch, the swing's blooms had vanished, leaving a skeleton of branches that had a charm, all their own.

For Walter, it was his first time stepping into this scene. With every cautious step, he was acutely aware of the delicate thread his relationship with Evangeline was hanging by.

He had been on a relentless quest to replace her, questioning anyone and everyone who might have crossed paths with her, but it was like she had vanished into thin air.

Desperation had led him to a moment of clarity. He knew Evangeline would not want her family to worry. That hunch had paid off when he tailed Yale straight to her secret refuge.

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Standing at the villa's gate, Walter hesitated. Should he enter? He had played this moment over in his mind a million times, rehearsed his lines, but with Evangeline just beyond the wall, he was suddenly tongue-tied. "Evangeline, I know you're in there. No more hiding, let's talk!" he called out, hands cupped around his mouth, his voice booming toward the villa.

What he did not realize was that his grand gesture had taken Evangeline by surprise.

She could have turned the house into a maze, a game of hide and seek if he would have dared to intrude. Surprisingly, there he was, making a scene outside yet not daring to overstep his bounds.

Evangeline's lips twisted in a wry smile. After all his past antics, was he finally playing the gentleman?

Evangeline made her way down the stairs, one step at a time, and swung the door open. There stood

'ter, just as she remembered him, but something was off.

He was all decked out in his usual black suit and a chic camel hair coat that kept him warm without bulking him up. Today's Bonus Offer