GoodReadUnlock the content CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE There she was on the couch, clutching a throw pillow. Her gaze was distant as if she was piecing together a puzzle in her mind.
It took Walter's voice to jolt her back to reality.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"You're back?" Evangeline's reaction was slow on the uptake. "Did you get to the bottom of the hospital stuff?" "Oh? So you've stopped suspecting me?" Walter raised an eyebrow, his lips twisting into a sly grin that seemed at odds with the guy who had nearly lost his cool over Evangeline's words just moments before. Evangeline made a face. "I... I just panicked, okay?" "So, panicking is an excuse to throw wild accusations around?" Walter cut her off, not bothering with pleasantries.
Caught out, Evangeline did not try to argue.
1/2 +25 BONUS Chapter 281 "Did I? I guess I just let my imagination run wild and ended up hurting you." She clung to stwisted logic, her voice growing softer and more playful by the second, obviously trying to charm her way out of trouble.
Walter was not having any of it. "Evangeline, you realize you've messed up with me, and you're still making excuses?" Despite everything, Evangeline admitting to hurting him hit the right note, and Walter's irritation faded.
Still, it was not every day he got to see Evangeline backpedaling and begging, so he decided to savor the moment a bit longer. "What do you want from me?" she asked.
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Their usual vibe was more like a standoff, and she was clueless about how to smooth things over. Walter locked eyes with her, his lips barely moving as he laid down the law.
"No repeats." He was always on Evangeline's side, and he would not stand for even a hint of doubt from her.
"Got it, I swear!" Evangeline raised her palm, looking for all the word like she a was taking a sacred vow.
She thought her own bodyguard was a dud and needed Walter's muscle to look into Lydia's vanishing act, so she had to compromise. She actually felt bad for getting Walter wrong and figured she owed him an apology.
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