Chapter 61
“Mrs. Cook, is Walter at home?” asked Evangeline as she pulled Alice to the side, out of view of the security cameras.
Alice could see the worry in Evangeline’s eyes and reassured her, “The young. master’s not here. There’s been some trouble at the company, and he’s been so tied, up that he hasn’t been home in ages. You came to chk on Mr. Gordon, didn’t you?
“Let’s go inside, it’s fine. Mr. Gordon often mentions you. He was so distressed when he heard about your divorce that he fell ill. Dr. Lawson just left a little while ago.” Alice shared the latest news as she led Evangeline into the house.
Evangeline reluctantly trailed behind her into the house.
In the living room, Aria lounged on the couch, her eyes glued to her smartphone. Her gaze snapped up as they walked in, a mix of surprise and annoyance crossing her
features.
“Alice, after all these years with the Gordons, you know better. What’s with dragging in every random person? Are you trying to get fired?”
Alice, who was not one to be pushed around after years with the Gordons, shot back, “I work for Mr. Gordon. If you think you can, go ahead and fire me. Maybe you should focus on keeping your mouth shut if you’re bored.”
With a dismissive huff at Aria, Alice reassured Evangeline, “Don’t worry, Madam. Mr. Gordon is upstairs resting. Go on up. If anyone gives you trouble, I’ll let Mr. Gordon
know.”
“Alice, you…” Aria, who had not been in the house nearly as long as Alice, pointed a trembling finger at her. “You’re just a servant! Who do you think you are, acting all high and mighty here?”
However, Alice just grabbed her basket of veggies and walked off, leaving Aria to redirect her fury at Evangeline.
“Look who it is. Didn’t you vow never to return the day you left? Yet here you are, not even a month later, crawling back. You’ve got some nerve to discuss divorce in public. Have you no decency? How could someone like you, a simple country girl, ever match my son? You don’t even have the basic decency of a proper lady!”
The whole town was buzzing with the news of Evangeline’s split from Walter, and Aria, who had stumbled upon the gossip on her phone, was fuming. The stress had
enhed a few more lines into her arealy furiowed brow
trire
She had been pilofting to give vangene a diece of her mind once the divorce was final but Evangeline had beaten her to the punch, airing the family’s dirty laundry for
all to bee
Ana’s scathing remarks were like water off a duck’s back to Evangeline.
“Are you done here? I’m heading upstairs,” said Evangeline chalantly.
Ana’s blood boiled at the sight of Evangeline’s carefree demeanor.
Evangeline brushed off Aria’s threats and marched upstairs with a basket of fruit in hand. The pretenses were gone. She had no reason to play nice or respect Aria like a mother–in–law, especially not after all the trouble she had caused back when Evangeline was with the Gordons.
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