Chapter 222

All the emotions she had been holding back came rushing forward, sweeping away the last traces of her affection for Walter. This was the Walter she had failed to see until the moment.

She had always known, deep down, that she did not have a place in his heart. It was her own wishful thinking, her heart skipping a beat because he had taken a knife for her.

She finally got it: When it came to Walter, she had to guard her heart and shut down those feelings to protect herself, and she was determined to do just that.

Under Walter's intense stare, Evangeline forced herself to eat the breakfast David had picked up at the crack of dawn, bite by bite. Then, without a backward glance, she walked out of the Gordon Group's towering skyscraper.

Walter, on the other hand, was in high spirits, a stark contrast to Evangeline's turmoil. The man who was usually a stickler for perfection at work had transformed into a charmer, all smiles even when a top executive goofed up big time, offering nothing