Chapter 188

Minnie gave Walter a wave, her smile lighting up the room like a sunflower in full bloom.

Walter's eyes flickered with a hint of darkness, but he quickly flashed a killer smile. "Yeah, it's funny how that works. If I didn't know better, I'd say you've got a master plan to shadow me, Ms. Kast." They were all smiles and laughs on the outside, but the tension ran deep—they were already sizing each other up, ready for a showdown.

Evangeline, catching every word, tried to act like it did not bug her to see Walter getting hit on right in front of her. She shifted her gaze to Alex, trying to distract herself.

Alex, reflecting Walter's looks, made her wonder at the mysteries of nature. They shared the same face, yet one look was all it took to see they were night and day.

Walter was the life of the party, sometimes a bit of a schemer, and would do anything to get what he wanted. He was a walking storm. Alex, on the other hand, was the calm after the storm—soft-spoken, classy, with a vibe t