Chapter 212
Yale had seen his fair share of rough–and–tumble in the special forces. Heck, he had even hauled around heavy artillery. Dealing with Walter, that punk, should have been a walk in the park, right?
As it turned out, Yale had been through the wringer in the military, sure, but his years in politics had pretty much made him hand back all those fighting moves to his drill sergeant..
When the dust settled, Walter was like one man against an army, and he laid out all five of the Foster brothers.
Staring down the outcome, the Foster brothers were anything but happy about it. However, they had made their bet, and it was clear they were outclassed. They did not have a leg to stand on if they wanted to keep pushing for the divorce.
Once Walter saw his uncles–in–law had cooled their jets, he turned on the charm.
“Guys, I know you’re all here for Evangeline. But you’ve seen it yourself, I wasn’t looking for a fight today. Let’s call it a day and head on home, alright?”
Truth be told, after the Foster brothers got served, there was not much left for them to do but beat a hasty retreat.
They had not sorted out their big issue, yet they had to slink back after hitting a wall with Walter. How were they going to face Evangeline?
James was dead set on shielding his niece, and at this point, he was not worried about saving face. “You’ve got to come clean about what’s going on with you and Evie today! We’re not going anywhere until you do! Look, Evie’s got the Foster family stuff to deal with, and us five brothers, we’re just chilling. We can hang anywhere. But Walter, you’re in a different boat, right?”
He gave a pointed look at the stacks of paperwork crowding the office desk. “Without you, Gordon Group would crumble in less than a week, wouldn’t it?”
There was no denying it–James had a knack for seeing things clearly, and
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he was spot–on.
“If you are demanding an explanation, then an explanation you shall have.”
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