Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte) novel Chapter 271

Chapter 271 

Chapter 271 

+25 BONUS 

In the room, Walter sat by Cole’s hospital bed, ready to have a heart–to–heart conversation. 

Cole squared off with Walter, the grandson–in–law he had never quite approved of, and his voice was icy with disapproval. 

“Spit it out if you’ve got something to say. You might not get another chance.” 

When picking a husband for Evangeline, Cole never cared for family status or good looks. It was all about character. 

So what if Walter came from a fa 

amily? So what if he looked like he stepped out of a magazine? If he 

did not treat Evangeline right, he did not measure up to Cole’s standards for a grandson–in–law, and Cole saw no reason to play nice. 

Walter was no fool; he could read between the lines of Cole’s frosty words. 

” 

Their conversation was a hair’s breadth away from Cole showing him the door without saying it outright. 

However, for Evangeline’s sake, Walter would stand his ground, even if it meant taking a metaphorical slap to the face. 

“Grandpa, you might find what I’m about to say hard to believe.” 

“Don’t call me ‘Grandpa‘. Once you and Evie are done, we’re nothing to each other. Why lower yourself to call me that?” 

Cole had always been protective of his reputation, but he did not even offer Walter a shred of respect, which showed just how livid he was. 

“Grandpa, I’m going to be straight with you–I’m never going to divorce Evangeline.” 

Walter knew better than to pick a fight with Cole, especially when he was this upset. If he did not get to the point, Cole might just kick him out on the spot. 

Cole’s eyes narrowed into a fierce glare. “What, you can’t make Evie happy, and now you won’t let her go find happiness elsewhere? Is this the selfishness that Trey taught you grandkids? Always thinking of yourselves?” 

He was beyond angry. 

He could never have imagined that the man his darling granddaughter had once begged to marry would turn out to be such a rotten scoundrel! 

Overcome with emotion, Cole began to cough uncontrollably. 

Walter did not dare to upset him further and quickly tried to calm him down, “Grandpa, you’ve got it all wrong. What I’m trying to say is, it doesn’t matter if Evie’s heart is with me. I… I don’t want a divorce. I want to be with her for the rest of my life.”