Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Bitten Once Shy Forever 392

Chapter 392

There a only room for Evangeline in my heart. Mom, if you want me to be happy, let's not bring up other

men ever again

Walter's words were fum, his face more serious than she had ever seen.

Aria looked on, her eyes brimming with concern "However, Evie

"No bute No matter what, I'm not interested in anyone else but Evangeline."

Seeing Walter's determination, Aria realized further discussion was pointless, and she sighed.

a shame Ms. Kast seems to care about you so much that I even thought she might look after tter than Evangeline Especially since the west wing villa is so far away, she must be really worried about you, to make it here in just over ten minutes!" Walter's head snapped up as if he had been shocked by a bolt of lightning.

"Mom, what did you just say?"

He had heard his mother's words, but he could not quite believe his ears.

Aria's eyebrows shot up in surprise. She could not figure out what she had said to make Walter freak out like that. She repeated herself, "I told you, Ms. Kast really looks out for you"

Walter was shaking his head so hard you would think it was about to spin off "Not that, the part after. Where did you say you put her up?

"In the west wing, as far away from you as possible replied Aria, like it was the most obvious thing in the

orld. "Where else would I put her? You and Evie are still married, after all. It's only proper to keep a distance. I couldn't very well have you two bunking next door to each other, could I?" Walter's mind was working overtime.

The Gordon family's old estate was massive, with four standalone villas, one in each of the cardinal directions the east, west, north, and south wing villas

Trey, the elder, loved soaking up the sun Naturally, he picked the sunny south wing villa.

Walter and Evangeline were his pride and joy, so of course, they stayed close by in the east-wing villa Arsa, the daughter-in-law, was all about peace and quiet, so she claimed the secluded north-wing villa for herself. Ana stashed Minnie in the west wing villa.

There was the thing. To get from Minnie's place in the west to Walter's in the east, she had to stroll night past Trey's sunny spot in the south. Those two villas were practically on opposite ends of the world, if she did not count the servants quarters.

However, Minnie, on her very first visit to the Gordon family villa, had snagged a servant, asked for directions, and waltzed right into Walter's room, all in under ten minutes

What did that tell him? Minnie was not just some newbie to the Gordon estate. She was navigating those halls like she owned the place!

+25 BONUS

Why was the so at home there... Well, that was the million-dollar question. Walter's heart raced as a lightning bolt of realization struck him.

Minnie was none other than Julia, back from Northern Montavia!

He clutched his soup bowl, his fingers trembling with excitement.

Aria, watching her son's intense reaction, mistook it for being touched by Minnie's presence.

If Evangeline was not keen on the idea, maybe she could nudge Walter toward Minnie. It would be like they were meant to be.

"Seems like Ms. Kast is the one who really looks out for you, huh? Walter, you've got to learn to roll with the punches, can't be too headstrong..."

Walter caught on to his mother's hints right away, but he did not want her to catch on to his reluctance, so he mumbled some noncommittal replies and quickly changed the subject. However, as soon as he thought of Minnie, the one he had sent away, regret gnawed at him. Impatience

plans. could mess up the bigge

He had chased her off, only to replace out she was Julia. What a mess he had made!

Regardless, collecting evidence just got a whole lot trickier.

After Aria left, Walter popped a painkiller, feeling his back ease up a bit, when Evangeline's call came through.