Chapter 273
Annoyance bubbled up inside Evangeline again. The mere thought of dealing with that scumbag Walter
made her want to scream.
Then, out of the blue, she thought of Lydia, who had been radio silent for way too long.
Ever since Walter got better, Evangeline’s life had been non–stop chaos. Lydia’s situation had slipped her
mind.
With Cole sick and in the hospital, it seemed like the perfect time to swing by Lydia’s room.
Evangeline rounded the corner and found herself at Lydia’s door.
Lydia was out of the ICU already. Her vitals were stable, and she was not badly hurt, so she should have
been awake.
However, she was still out cold on the bed.
Evangeline gave the middle–aged woman a quick look, then told the nurse, “This lady’s pretty important. If she shows any sign of waking up, call r kay?”
She left her card and walked out without a backward glance.
What she did not know was that right after she left, a chic figure in stilettos slipped into the room.
The woman was tall and elegant, with a face that could grace magazines, wearing a classy, dark dress.
It was Julia, who had once pined for Walter’s love and then reinvented herself as Minnie to come back
into the fold.
Lydia lying in that hospital bed? She was Julia’s mother.
Minnie crept silently behind the door, waiting until she was sure Evangeline had left. Once the coast was clear, she boldly stepped into the hospital room.
At Crystal Waters House.
After much thought, Evangeline concluded that coming back here was the best decision.
She needed to get closer to Walter to have a baby sooner and put Cole’s worries to rest.
However, every time she remembered Walter’s heart might still belong to Julia, she felt sick to her
stomach.
She reminded herself to stay strong, not only for Cole but for her future child as well.
It was not the first time she had been close to Walter. If it came to it… she would just grit her teeth and get through it, like enduring a dog bite. Once she was pregnant, she would be free from all this drama.
Back in her own space, Evangeline stepped into the bathtub and scrubbed herself clean.
She could not let her child come into the world under such murky circumstances.
While she still had the upper hand, she was determined to lay down the law with Walter, maybe even draft
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a contract about having the baby.
The terms of that contract, though… That needed some serious thought.
She wanted to have the baby and raise it on her own. Walter was not just anybody. The Gordon family’s pride would not let them settle for anything less than what they felt they deserved, especially not for
money.
That was going to be a tough nut to crack.
As dusk settled, Walter drove up to his house, only to see smoke curling up from the kitchen vent–a sight he had not seen in ages.
Maybe the chef was whipping up something special.
He composed himself and walked in with purpose.
What he found inside was unexpected.
There was Evangeline, donning an apron, bustling around the kitchen with two steaming dishes already on the table.
Was she cooking for him?
Walter’s heart raced, a rare warmth creeping onto his usually stoic face. He blinked in disbelief, and after making sure his eyes were not playing tricks on him, he hurried into the kitchen.
Walter had dreamed of this moment more times than he could count, and it was actually happening. He longed to wrap his arms around the woman who was stirring a pot of soup just for him, just like in his daydreams. However, life had a knack for throwing in scenes that were not in the script..
