Unmasking the Heiress

"Walter, why are you creeping around and following me?" demanded Evangeline with her arms folded, before Walter could even get a word out.

"I..." Walter stammered, his face a mask of stiffness, words failing him as he faced Evangeline's frosty demeanor.

He was oblivious to the fact that his behavior only reminded her of a different, more painful reason for her coldness. "Did you think you hadn't embarrassed me enough earlier? Is that why you're shadowing me, to add insult to injury?"

She would never be able to erase the memory of what Walter had done to her.

In the backseat of the car, he treated her as if she were nothing more than an object for his amusement. At the restaurant, he had the nerve to call her out in front of everyone, labeling her as someone who flirts too much. So then, she was determined to confront Walter and find out what game he was playing.

""Evangeline, you've got it all wrong, I never..."

"Never what?" Evangeline cut him off without a hint of politeness. "Never said it, or never did it? Or are you here now to convince me that everything I've been through, everything I've seen, was just a lie?"

It was always someone else: Julia, then Minnie. Walter was never short of female company.

She, his wife, was never the one by his side.

The harsh reality hit her again and again, forcing her to face the truth.

So...

"Walter, what's your deal? Why can't you leave me alone?"

What was Walter after, really?

A shadow of weariness passed over Walter's eyes.

He had convinced himself that Evangeline would at least call to let him know she was okay, out of respect for their still-unofficially-ended marriage. However, the call never came.

He had waited alone in his office, staring at a silent phone that refused to ring.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

When he finally heard about Evangeline's whereabouts and had someone discreetly follow her, he discovered her, pregnant and all, laughing it up with some other guy.

He knew what that look meant-Hank had his sights set on Evangeline.

Jealousy took over, and he blurted out without thinking By the time he realized he had crossed a line, the damage was done.

If he were to say he had rushed over just to lay eyes on Evangeline and the kid, to see them in the flesh

and breathing, would she buy it?

In a fleeting glance, Walter's eyes spilled over with too many emotions.

Too bad Evangeline could not care less about him.

She let out a deep sigh. "Look, we're past the point of making up. So, can you just not? Honestly, my mood's been all over the place lately, thanks to the pregnancy hormones. The kind of mood swings you can't control. However, I really don't want to snap at someone who doesn't matter. You get that, right?"