Chapter 300
If it were not for Walter’s high status, and considering how he had treated Evangeline, Roslyn would not even waste a second glance at him.
Yet there she was, in the cutthroat world of entertainment, where crossing Walter could spell disaster for her career. Thus, for the sake of her paycheck, she played along.
“Sorry for taking up your time.”
Walter was not the type to apologize. With his high–flying status, people usually tripped over themselves to please him. Why would anyone be annoyed with him?
He understood why Roslyn might be ticked off with him, though. Since he needed her help, he would have to suck it up, no matter how much it stung.
“Evangeline’s been missing for days. You got any clue where she might be?”
Roslyn blinked, caught off guard, before it clicked.
“Mr. Walter Gordon, did I hear you right? You’re asking about Evie?”
Walter gave a firm nod.
Roslyn leaned her head on her hand. “Unless I’m mistaken, you two aren’t divorced yet, right?”
That question hit Walter out of the blue, and he did not have a quick comeback.
Roslyn did not wait for one as she quickly said, rather exaggeratedly, “Your wife’s gone missing, and you’re here asking me? Why aren’t you having your bodyguards turn the city upside down looking for her?”
“So, you’re saying you don’t know where she is?”
Walter pondered briefly, picking up on Roslyn’s hint.
Roslyn shot back with a question of her own. “Why would you think I’d know where Evie is? Oh, I get it, because I’m her best friend, right?”
Walter’s face tensed up, clearly hit a nerve.
Roslyn saw right through him and spelled it out. “Even though you’re Evie’s husband, no offense, but you’re not exactly husband of the year. You just don’t get Evie, not one bit!”
Evangeline was the kind of friend who always brought happiness instead of negativity, and she was not one to just ghost anyone. Her going missing was a surefire sign she was down in the dumps.
When Evangeline was feeling like this, she would not dream of dumping her troubles on her family. Instead, she would find a secret spot to mull things over alone.
A flicker of concern crossed Roslyn’s face.
She could not shake the thought: What in the world had Walter done to tick Evangeline off so badly that she would pull a vanishing act?
Walter’s eyes and heart were awash with a wave of loneliness.
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The pieces all clicked into place.
The Foster family’s uncles were clueless about Evangeline’s whereabouts, and so was Roslyn. It seemed Evangeline just did not want to unload her feelings on anyone else.
Where on earth could she be though?
Walter kept his cool as he bid Roslyn farewell, but the moment he turned away, his face went ghostly
white.
He had a gnawing sense of loss, like he was being dunked in the ocean, gasping for air, his body flailing to break free to the surface, but not knowing where to channel his strength…
Was Evangeline going to leave him for good?
Walter had been so wrapped up in finding Evangeline that he had not set foot in the
e for days. The
small stuff was left to his assistant David, and the big decisions would have to wait for his return.
Little did he know, as he scoured the city for any sign of Evangeline, an unexpected visitor had stealthily made their way to the HR department of his company to check in.
The new academic year had kicked off, and the Gordon Group was on the hunt for a few superstar interns from Avalon City’s colleges. They planned to groom these young talents to fit the mold of the company, breathing fresh life into the corporate world.
This was usually a job for the HR folks, not something that would get the big boss to roll up his sleeves. Walter was just doing his thing, giving the intern files a quick once–over and scribbling his signature.
David swung by with a stack of profiles from HR and dropped them on Walter’s desk.
