Chapter 186

Evangeline rolled her eyes. 'Not bad'? More like 'drop-dead gorgeous.'

Alex's dress was all soft and sweet, perfect for a demure debutante at a birthday bash. Evangeline was not one for soft and sweet. Walter's choice, with its regal elegance and a hint of sass, seemed like it was made just for her.

Not that she had ever admitted it moved her.

With Walter's influence and power, commissioning a custom dress was as easy as flashing cash and rattling off his measurements. Someone else would do the legwork.

He would just sit back and pick his favorite from a lineup of designs…

Why would someone like Walter ever put his heart into something for her?

With that thought, a wave of bittersweet resignation washed over Evangeline.

"Come on, Evangeline, it's time to see things for what they are. No point in denying the obvious."

Walter casually smoothed out the folds in Evangeline's dress with one hand, while with the other, he produced a small box he had tossed aside earlier and handed it