Chapter 286
Chapter 286
The room went from buzzing to dead silent in a heartbeat.
Walter’s cheeks burned, and he then scowled. Evangeline could almost taste his anger, sparked by her cutting words.
Well, well, Walter was ticked off!
Her eyes flicked to Minnie, who was practically glowing with je y
“Mr. Walter Gordon is really into that Julia girl, huh? I have to admit, I’m a bit green with envy. She has to be something special, right? How else could she get Mr. Walter Gordon’s heart?”
Evangeline could not quite put her finger on the mix of daze and longing in Minnie’s eyes. She had meant to stir the pot by dropping Julia’s name, but had she somehow become Minnie’s wingman instead?
Suddenly, this felt like the last place Evangeline wanted to be.
With a huff, she spun on her heel and stormed out.
Walter’s voice floated after her.
“Ms. Kast, you’re pretty amazing yourself. No need to sell yourself short.”
What Evangeline missed, as she marched away, was the sly trace of Walter’s fingers over his violin case and the mischievous sparkle in his eyes. “You two could be twins, you know. She’s a violin enthusiast too.
Evangeline was fuming on the Avalon University Music Department’s sports field, too angry for words.
Minnie was clearly playing coy with Walter, but Walter, clueless as ever, was busy flirting with her? Really?
Evangeline tried to calm down as she leaned against the high bar, her gaze landing on the basketball players hustling on the court. She did not mind giving them a good look–over.
An eye candy was not a bad consolation prize when the real deal was out of reach…
Evangeline managed to shove thoughts of Walter, the jerk, to the back of her mind. She was just about to bounce when her phone blared to life.
It was Alex calling. Without hesitation, she hit ‘answer.‘
“Alex?”
His voice was like a cozy blanket, all warm and solid, floating through the phone. “Evie, are you at school?”
“Yeah, how’d you know?” She looked around, puzzled.
It was a last–minute decision to come, and she had not told a soul, not even Walter.
“What if I said I could read your mind?” teased Alex.
Too bad Evangeline was too taken aback to catch the flirtation.
“Alex, you know I don’t buy into that stuff.”
He chuckled, a bit awkwardly, realizing she missed his drift.
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Then he rapped on the glass nearby.
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Knock, knock, knock! The sound quickly grabbed Evangeline’s attention, and she turned to see that Alex was right next to her, in the music classroom.
It was obvious that Alex had spotted her steadying herself on the playground before he called.
Evangeline signaled for him to wait and then humed over to where Alex was
She had been meaning to have a chat with Alex even if he had not reached out to her.
Minnie was, after all, a student Alex had brought over from
about her
eas, so he probably knew a thing or two
Evangeline figured she might be able to pick up some leads from Alex.
As Evangeline walked into the classroom, Alex was still by the window, just turned around in his
wheelchair to face the door.
So the moment Evangeline entered, she found herself looking straight into Alex’s eyes. She coolly glanced at the clock.
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