Chapter 176

All eyes shifted to Walter, whose face had turned a shade of stormy blue.

His wife and his kin Alex were sharing a moment so intimate, it was as if they had forgotten he existed. Was he, her husband, invisible to them?

Moreover, how could Evangeline parade around in another man's gift at such a significant event as her birthday banquet? Did she spare a thought for him at all?

To Walter, the gown was like a glaring stain he desperately wanted to scrub away. However, with Cole and the uncles around, he had no choice but to bottle up his rage.

The guests had filled the room, and the birthday banquet was about to hit its stride with the most awaited moment just on the horizon.

Evangeline, the birthday girl of the hour, took her place at the center of attention.

First up was her uncle Yale, looking extra sharp in his formal attire. He came forward with a neatly wrapped, square box and handed it to Evangeline with a sense of ceremony.

"I have been out there, working my tail off for ye