Chapter 155
With the dismissal as easy as flicking a switch, Evangeline’s patience h. longer willing to waste another second on the two standing before her.
un dry, no
“You!” Lydia, her face flushed with fury and her neck bulging, pointed a trembling finger but could not find the words.
Evangeline, facing them, pointed too, but with a twist–she held up three fingers, a silent but clear message.
“Three seconds. That’s all you get before I call security to boot you out of here!”
Andrew caught the no–nonsense look in Evangeline’s eyes and realized she was not playing around.
Then, his eyes welled up.
“Evie, after all this time apart, is this how you treat your old man?” His voice cracked, dripping with a mix of sorrow and self–pity.
Evangeline was baffled.
What was this old guy trying to pull with this sudden drama?
She stayed silent, just watching Andrew’s show unfold.
Tears were already streaming down his face as he spoke, “I get it, you’ve been mad at me for years for not sticking around, for marrying Lydia instead. But I’m human too. And now that you’ve been through a divorce, you should get where I’m coming from, right?”
This sudden heart–to–heart was so out of left field that Evangeline could not believe
this was Andrew talking.
“Andrew, cut the crap.”
Their bond as father and daughter had been shattered long ago when he blindly sided with Julia. What was the point of this charade?
He had never shown her kindness, and she owed him no parental respect.
Evangeline never liked to sell herself short. She dismissed Andrew’s nonsensical rambling as if it were just hot air.
Andrew, knowing he was at fault, did not dare to get into the nitty–gritty with her and
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quickly switched gears.
“Look, I just want to make things right with you, Evie. Like it or not, you‘ not my blood in your veins. There’s no such thing as a grudge that lasts overni
- us. No matter what, you’ll always be daddy’s little girl!”
That was a statement that caught her attention.
Evangeline raised an eyebrow. “So, I’m your favorite daughter now?”
Andrew bobbed his head like he was smashing garlic cloves.
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*And what about Julia? Unless I’ve got it twisted, both of you showed up here to get me to cough up someone, right?”
Things were shifting way too fast, so fast Evangeline could not even catch her breath.
What she did not realize was that she was not the only one trying to keep up. Lydia was totally lost too.
“You old geezer, weren’t we supposed to be on the hunt for Julia? What are you even talking about?”
Andrew’s eyes narrowed. “What do you know, you old bat? Zip it, will you?”
He yanked Lydia behind him and turned back to Evangeline with a grin.
“I’ve made up my mind. Sure, Julia’s my kid too, but she’s been nothing but headaches. I can’t bail her out anymore. I swear to you, right here, right now, I, Andrew, have only one daughter, and that’s you, Evangeline!
“So, Evie, can you find it in your heart to forgive your old man?”
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