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They had been through so much that night, and with Evangeline’s sprained ankle, they had hurried to the hospital. They had been delayed so long that it was the wee hours of the morning.
Walter’s worry grew, and he firmly tried to guide Evangeline back, but she jerked away from his grasp. “I’m not going anywhere!
“Walter, you don’t get it. You don’t know what Julia did to me, and you can’t understand how much Lydia means to me! I thought, if Julia was gone, that was it. Catching Lydia would bring me some justice. But now, she’s vanished right before our eyes, even though she was out cold!”
The more Evangeline thought about it, the more suspicious she felt, her red, tearful eyes fixed on Walter.
“It was you, wasn’t it, Walter?”
She was almost convinced of his guilt.
“What are you talking about?”
Walter was taken aback, but Evangeline’s eyes were filled with clarity that said she saw right through him.
“The only ones watching Lydia, besides the medical staff, were your crew and mine. My guys would never go against my orders, so that leaves you…
“How on earth could Lydia have vanished into thin air without your help?”
Walter realized Evangeline was blaming her for this.
He was irritated, but seeing her face red with rage, he could not help but feel a twinge of sympathy.
“Let me handle this, okay? No need for you to stress over it.”
“Sure, you talk a good game!” Evangeline let out a bitter laugh.
Even at this moment, Walter was trying to come off as a nice guy!
How could she ever trust Walter?
“You’re the one behind all this mess, so how can you even say that? You act all comforting, but deep down, you probably think I’m just a fool, a puppet in the hands of the great Mr. Walter Gordon!”
Walter could not help but laugh, though it was more out of frustration than amusement.
“Fine, you think I let Lydia slip away? Then tell me, if I really wanted that, why would I stick around to help you sort this out?”
Lydia’s disappearance had surprised Walter, and he had not had time to make sense of it all. He did not want to get into a spat with Evangeline.
Alas, she seemed to have it in her head that he was the bad guy. To keep their already fragile relationship from falling apart over a silly misunderstanding, he tried to get her to see reason.
Evangeline, however, did not hesitate in her response.
“Who’s to say? Maybe you’re just pretending to help me while you’re actually plotting to sneakily save your
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beloved mother–in–law,” Evangeline accused.
Walter was at a loss for words. “For the last time, Lydia is not my mother–in–law! There’s a limit to your wild accusations.” He declared firmly, “And another thing, I’m taking over this situation from here on out. You just head back and wait for updates.”
Walter’s commanding tone did not leave any room for Evangeline to argue. “Take Mrs. Gordon back to Crystal Waters House,” he ordered his bodyguards. “Keep a close eye on her and don’t let her leave.”
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The Gordons‘ bodyguards leaped into action, and the Fosters‘ bodyguards, hearing the respected title Mrs. Gordon‘, did not dare to make a move and simply followed, standing watch outside the house.
Alone in the vast, silent villa, Evangeline sank into the living room couch, replaying the past few days in her mind. Where did things go wrong? How could Lydia, a woman in a coma and written off to be in a vegetative state, just vanish?
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