Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Bitten Once Shy Forever 344

Chapter 344

Evangeline paused, replaceing it hard to continue, but she pushed on.

"You're aware of how my grandpa's health is. I think it's best if we're both there for this. So... would you come with me tomorrow?"

Evangeline really did not have to ask like this.

She could not help but feel that every struggle was worth it when she pictured her sick grandfather's face lighting up at the news of her baby's arrival.

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"Sure, when should I swing by to get you?" Walter offered without hesitation.

His eagerness caught Evangeline off guard. "You didn't even think it over?"

She had wrestled with how to broach the subject with him, to the point where she lost her appetite.

"There's nothing to think about. It's been ages since I've seen him. Paying him a visit is the least I can do," said Walter with a firmness that left no room for argument. Nonetheless, his words carried a hidden weight that only he seemed to grasp.

"You do realize this isn't just a simple family visit. To convince Grandpa.... we'll have to... act like a couple

In love."

The thought of feigning intimacy, especially after she had just set boundaries with others, tied Evangeline's tongue in knots.

However, Walter, oddly perceptive, reassured her, "I get it. Don't worry about me. Just make sure you 'don't come off too rigid, or Grandpa might catch on."

"As if I would!" Evangeline was more concerned about her grandfather's health than anyone. She would not dream of doing anything to jeopardize it.

Evangeline needed Walter's help, and if she wanted to keep their distance, she had to sort out what he would get in return.

"Walter, what's in it for you? You're dropping your work to help me put on this act. I'd feel bad if you didn't get something out of it."

A shadow passed over Walter's eyes.

He understood her all too well, and that understanding was exactly what pained him the most.

Evangeline, what do you think is a fair price to pay me for a day's worth of acting?" Gordon Group raked in profits by the millions every second, and here Evangeline was, asking for a whole day of someone's time.

"You set the price, but don't go overboard-I can't break the bank." Evangeline's head was all foggy, and the last thing she wanted was to haggle with Walter.

Feeling her annoyance, Walter backed off. "Alright, let's just call it off. Think of it as a favor, like I'm doing a solid for my granddad."

"No way," Evangeline shot back without hesitation, "I don't want to be in your debt." Their past was a

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tangle of emotions. If she got mixed up with him again, who knew when she would be able to truly move on from Walter? "And the Foster family doesn't want to owe the Gordon family anything either. Walter, anything but the kid is up for grabs." She would do anything to draw a clear line between them.

"Fine, then how about I take the kid's mom? Is that fair game?"

In a flash, Evangeline caught Walter's reply. "Excuse me? What did you just say?" She must have

misheard. Walter wanted the kid's mom, so did that mean he wanted... her?

Stunned, Evangeline pointed at herself. After a quick second thought, she was convinced she had gotten

it wrong. "Never mind," she blurted, the words escaping before she could catch them.

Even Walter, usually so composed, seemed thrown o