Chapter 51
Walter shrugged her off, his fury unfurling like a stormy night, enveloping everything in its path.
His piercing look swept over Caden, who nearly collapsed, before he said, “Hey, aren’t you supposed to be the queen of the track? What are you doing here? Where’s the real deal?”
Clearly, that was not the same queen of the track from earlier. The real one had bolted.
The girl turned ghostly pale, her voice quivering, “I… I have no clue…”
“Don’t blame me, Walter. Mrs. Walter Gordon probably panicked and took off,” Caden quickly interjected.
“Big deal!” Walter snapped, smacking the gloves against Caden’s face, and marched off with purpose.
“Hey! Walter, where to?”
Caden sure did not want Walter making a scene in his haste. He feared Walter’s wrath, a fallout he was not ready to face.
Evangeline had sped down the mountain in Roslyn’s car, a smirk on her face after duping Walter. The only downside was missing the chance to see him make a naked dash for it. However, as she reached the bottom of the mountain, her phone buzzed with an unexpected call from her father, Andrew.
Ever since her mother passed away, Andrew had become nothing more than at stranger wearing the mask of a father, and a loathsome one at that. Strangers, at least, did not try to guilt–trip her.
The chill between them could freeze fire, and it had been a cold six months since their last conversation, which ended with him berating her for not providing an heir to the Gordon legacy.
“Evangeline, as an older sister, you’ve gone too far. Embarrassing your sister at the charity event was bad enough, but to steal Walter from her, almost leading to her disgrace? I demand you go to the hospital tonight and apologize to your sister!” Andrew’s voice was a thunderstorm of anger, and it felt like he was inches away
from reaching through the phone to deliver a slap
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