Chapter 243
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Stepping out of the car, Evangeline’s gaze landed on Walter. His cheeks were tinged with an odd flush, his face set in a blank mask, lips pressed into a thin line. He had this vibe about him, like he was silently warding off
everyone.
Evangeline figured he must be annoyed by something and made a mental note to steer clear of him at tonight’s family dinner. Their divorce was just around the corner, after all, and there was no point in stirring up emotions. Plus, tonight was all about Alex, the guy she had always looked up to like an older brother. She was not about to let Walter hog the spotlight.
So, what happened.next was no surprise.
Walter stood tall and straight, right beside Alex, who was in his wheelchair
Evangeline, with the Winnie the Pooh bear in her arms, made a beeline for Alex.
“Alex, it’s been ages!” Her face lit up with a warm smile as she gracefully placed the bear on Alex’s lap. “Check out the gift I picked for you. You like it?”
Evangeline always had these deep conversations with Alex, way more than she ever did with Walter.
She remembered how little Alex had always dreamed of having a Winnie the Pooh bear as his hero. Back then, he did not have a penny to his name, and the Gordon family elders did not pay him much mind. No one really cared about what he wanted.
As he got older, Alex realized how ridiculous it would look for a grown man to be attached to a stuffed animal, so his childhood dream remained just
that a dream.
Evangeline, convinced that the perfect gift should strike a chord in someone’s heart, spent the whole afternoon scouring her family’s sprawling mall. In the end, she chose a limited edition Winnie the Pooh plushie.
Alex, cradling the plushie, could not hide his surprise. It was adorable, but
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