Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Chapter 591

Evangeline overheard Julia and Walter's phone call, every word sharp and clear.

However, she knew Walter too well.

Would he really come to that forsaken warehouse for her? If he did, it was probably just for the baby she carried, to clear the air with Trey. The warmth between him and Julia, though, was real.

Tears caught her off guard, blurring her vision until the world was a watery haze.

One tear hung in her sight, and suddenly, she was back in that autumn she loved, by the water's edge.

The golden glow of the harvest season wrapped around everything, painting the water with a picture of plenty.

She never noticed the solitude of autumn or its decline, believing it was beautiful to freeze in her prime if fading was inevitable.

"Take me to Amberstream Riverbank."

The name was as lovely as a masterpiece. The first time Evangeline heard it, she was captivated. She promised herself she would visit.

So one day, she slipped away from her grandfather and uncles, dodged the watchful eyes of her bodyguards, and took a cab to that magical place. That was where her story with Walter really started.

The driver was silent then, just driving.

In the passenger seat, Evangeline's surroundings grew more and more familiar, and the memories from back then sharpened.

...

She remembered sitting by the river with her teddy bear backpack, splashing her feet in the water, when she spotted a skinny figure flailing in the river. It was obvious he could not swim.

She, with only three days of swimming lessons under her belt, could only manage to stay afloat.

In that split second, Evangeline did not have time to think. She just instinctively dove into the water. She could guess what happened next.

She was smaller and not as strong

as the b

and her swimming was

not exactly Olympic level. Plus, the boy was already unconscious...

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In her rush to save him, Evangeline accidentally swallowed a gulp of water.

Dizziness hit her, but she ignored the feeling of her lungs screaming for air and fought to drag him to the shore, even though she was nearly out of breath.

She clung to consciousness, taking a moment to look at the boy she had rescued.

He was skinny, sure, but there was something undeniably handsome about him. One look and he was etched in her heart.

Would it not be amazing if she could marry him? Had she just saved her future husband?

A smile flickered across her face, even as her energy slipped away.

As she passed out, her fingers were wrapped tightly around a little bear keychain on the boy's clothes.

She thought that if she was going to die, at least they would be together...

When she came to, she was on the princess bed in the old Foster family mansion, with her grandfather watching over her worriedly.

"Evie, you can't ever run off like that again, you hear me? I was so worried," he said.

Little Evangeline looked down, feeling guilty, but she could not help the smile that secretly formed.

If she had not run off, she would not have saved that little boy-who was her future husband, no less!

...

Snow Wolf pulled up to Amberstream Riverbank in no time, thoughtfully opening the car door for Evangeline.

With her pregnant belly, Evangeline

made her way to the river's edge

and, just like when she was little, let

her feet dangle into the water, swinging them back and forth...

Snow Wolf watched her intently, then moved closer and, trying to keep things light, cracked a joke. "Cuddly Cutie, you're not having second thoughts, are you? That would mean I saved you for nothing..."