Chapter 109

Little did Walter know, this night was not going to be just any ordinary night, and the quiet he longed for was nowhere in sight.

Evangeline, having failed to find Walter at his Crystal Waters apartment, decided to camp out at the Gordon family mansion. With Julia out of reach and nothing better to do, she figured she might as well wait there. She could not imagine Walter would stay away from home forever.

By the time she arrived, Trey had fallen asleep, and her ex-mother-in-law Aria, who never got along with her, was out of sight. Evangeline shooed away the servants and settled into the living room, ready for a long, solitary vigil.

She had expected to sit in the quiet, waiting for Walter to show up. Before she could even get comfortable, however, a familiar figure appeared, carrying a steaming cup of tea to the coffee table.

"Evie, you're back! How was work today? Tired? Here, take a break and have some tea," the voice said cheerfully.

Instead of setting the tea down, the cup wa