Before Water could follow Evangeline, however, Trey called out to him,
“Hold it right there, boy f’ve got a bone to pick with your
Walter stopped and leaned against the door frame, though he looked a bit pale. “What’s up?
“What’s with the scow? if it wasn’t for my quick thinking, do you think you’d have been able to keep Evie around? You don’t even know what her grandpa looks like. Some husband you are!”
“I don’t need your advice, and frankly, I don’t care to know,” Walter snapped back, his frown deepening and a coldness creeping into his gaze
“Go on, keep playing the tough guy Ewe’s poured her heart into this family, and you? You’ve been nothing but a headache. I want that mother and daughter gone from downstairs, and don’t you dare bring me more problems in the new year?
Walter’s lips were a tight line, his face any mack. Then, with a crease in his brow, he asked, “You’re hiding something about Evangeline’s grandpa from me aren’t you
They had always and the was just a simple countryman but the man as the wides had the commanding aure and authority of someone with power, a true gentleman that did not look like any countryman he
had heard of
Clearly, Trey and Ewangelme kay some secrets from Tiên
Trey, cod as a cumumber in his armchair, Raunted hum, Now you curious? Where was this interest before? Three years of manage and you’re cludes adout war’s family Maybe you should be asking yourself why graille sum auking me?
Water’s face tumet to stone, and he was on the verge of waking out
They watched him go fustration written all was sum. The done all I can for you, and don’t forget that you promised to wist Evie’s grandfather Kamp your promo Sort be a no show and embarrass me.”
Walter’s scowl deepened, and he snippet, Yam on top of ver
The door slammed befund Sum with a resounding Creol
The brooding Evangeline went back to their bedroom. She was ready to pack up her life in that place. it was water’s old room, but even after three years of manage, he never once stayed
She had tried to make a home, Sut she was always done. She was done with the act
She started packing her things, ready to leave the fore she had made quer the last three years. Then, out of the blus, a chilly resonant voice echoed from being her
“What are you up to?
Evangeline jumped her heart skipping a beat When she spun, Waiter’s stem, shadowedface met her
She quickly collected herself “Just what looks like en packing up to get out of here,” Evangeline
reded her eyes cast as she contrued to til her case
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“And what exactly are you packing? Isn’t everything here property of the Gordons?” Walter lounged against the wall, arms folded, watching her with dark amusement, his whole presence radiating an aloof
chill.
Evangeline had slipped into a sleek black dress that hugged her curves. The simple yet elegant black made an irresistibly enticing silhouette, almost taboo in its appeal. Her scent lingered in the air.
At Walter’s words, a wave of annoyance flashed across her striking features, and she retorted with a detached laugh. “Take a good look–all I’m taking is mine.”
“Oh? That porcelain doll you’re so fond of was a souvenir from Grandpa’s travels to Malasiania.”
Fuming, Evangeline pulled out the doll. It was a keepsake from Trey, meant to be a cherished memory, but she decided against it. She wanted no more ties with Walter.
“And that rare green leather book in your suitcase, a priceless collector’s item, straight from the Gordon family’s private collection.”
“Grandpa gave those to me,” Evangeline shot back, glaring at him.
“He gave them to his granddaughter–in–law. Are you claiming that title?”
Evangeline’s lips pressed into a thin line, a silent admission.
With a mocking sneer, Walter stooped and began to fling her neatly folded clothes out of the suitcase, one by one.
“These items here, and that one–I recall they were all bought with the Gordon family’s money. What makes you think you can just walk off with them?”
“Walter, surely you’re not going to make a fuss over a few worn–out clothes?” Evangeline could not help but laugh, abandoning her packing to arch an eyebrow at him with a smirk.
Walter towered over her, his features a mix of laid–back elegance and an icy aloofness that seemed to push everyone away. “Oh, I care,” he said pointedly. “The shoes you’re wearing, the clothes, the jewelry, the bags–it’s all Gordon family property. You’re not leaving here with anything.”
His words were a clear dare: She was free to leave, but she would have to do it without a stitch on.
Evangeline stepped up to the challenge defiantly. “So, I’m supposed to leave my used things behind? Planning to save them for Julia, are you?
“Oh, let me guess, I’m being the generous one now, clearing out space for you, and you’re not even grateful? Or maybe you want your precious Julia to second–hand my cast–offs? Wow, Mr. Walter Gordon, you’re not just a jerk but a cheapskate too!”
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