Chapter 228
The sting of unrequited love was harsh, and Walter, flesh and blood like anyone else, could not stand the sight of Evangeline’s scowl any longer.
“So should I chase away any guy who gets close to you?”
His face hardened, eyes blazing with fury.
“Evangeline, you’re out there meeting other guys while we’re still married, and I’m just having dinner with clients. Then I find out I’m the laughingstock with a giant ‘cheated‘ sign over my head. Is it so wrong for me to come and ask what’s going on?”
Evangeline’s anger deflated like a popped balloon.
He had a point, but why did she feel so unfairly treated?
All Yale did was give her a heads–up that Hank was doing well at the company, contributing a lot, and that she should keep in touch to keep morale high. That was just work stuff, right? What did it have to do with. Walter?
Who would have guessed that everyone, Yale and Hank included, knew that today’s lunch was a setup for a date? Everyone but her, the supposed star of the show, completely in the dark.
Evangeline was at a loss for words under Walter’s piercing gaze. How could she explain? Was she to blame it on Yale’s meddling, or admit she had no clue her dinner with Hank was actually a blind date?
With their divorce just around the corner, did any of it really matter?
Silence was her only refuge, but to Walter, it was as good as a confession.
He could not take it anymore. Ignoring the clients waiting for him to return to their celebration, he got up and stormed out without a backward glance..
The couple’s steak Evangeline and Hank had ordered was still wafting its inviting scent, and the rest of the meal followed, each dish a feast for the senses, but Evangeline’s appetite had vanished. No matter how tempting
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