Chapter 315
However, as Evangeline looked closer, she noticed the changes.
Walter was the type of guy who always looked picture–perfect, a real public figure. However, after a few days out of sight, he sported a shadow of stubble on his chin, and his usually slick hair seemed a touch oily. The Walter from the prestigious Gordon family looked… well, a bit rough around the edges.
Could he be looking like this because of her?
The thought hit Evangeline like a punch to the gut, but she shook it off quickly.
Why on earth would Walter let himself go for her sake? Maybe things were not going so hot with Minnie, and that was why he was here.
“Come on in,” she said indifferently. She did not even wait for a response before heading back inside.
ey sat across from each other on the couch. Evangeline could not be bothered to offer Walter a drink and cut right to the chase. “Mr. Walter Gordon, you’re here, and we’re face to face. So, what’s up? Spit it
out.”
She was the picture of comfortable and cute in her pale pink cotton pajamas and bunny slippers, legs crossed, swinging them back and forth with a playful air.
Walter was caught off guard, staring at her a moment too long.
He was filled with regret, deep regret. How had he missed it? Evangeline was gorgeous, with a killer figure. Was he blind all this time not to have noticed her before?
Evangeline’s sharp gaze cut through Walter, and with a struggle, he finally found his voice.
“I… Anyone else around?” Walter asked, his voice tinged with unease.
The thought of apologizing to his wife made him squirm inside. A guy like him should be able to handle it, but the thought of their families witnessing his apology… He just could not face that level of
embarrassment.
Evangeline shot him a sidelong look. “Right now, it’s just us. But who knows when that’ll change?”
Yale and Roslyn were out grocery shopping, but who could say if they were quick about it? If they snuck off for a private chat, their return was anyone’s guess.
“You might want to make the most of the time we have,” she added coolly.
After all, if Yale and Roslyn were not sidetracked, picking up some groceries would not take long.
Walter’s heart ached at her icy tone. Knowing how much he cared, her cold words cut deep. He wanted to argue, to defend himself, but guilt over his past actions toward her weighed him down, silencing him.
He had only snuck in after seeing Yale drive off, so he understood why Evangeline was nudging him to hurry up.
“Why… did you vanish on me?”
The question he had been dying to ask tumbled out first, amid the storm of thoughts swirling inside him.
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Evangeline let out a derisive laugh. “Me, vanish? That’s news to me.”
Her sharp retort left Walter speechless.
“But I’ve been searching for you for days and couldn’t find you anywhere…”
“That’s your mess, not mine,” said Evangeline, flicking a stray hair from her shirt as if she were flicking away Walter himself.
Just as they were on the brink of a full–blown argument, the growl of a car engine interrupted them.
Walter forgot all about his comeback, sprinting to the window. Sure enough, there was Yale’s car, unmistakable even from here.
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