Chapter 225

Biting the bullet, Evangeline hit the answer button. Before she could get a word out, the caller's voice filled her ear.

"Evangeline, what's taking you so long? You're really dragging your feet picking up."

Walter had been waiting forever and was losing his cool, especially after watching her stare blankly at her phone without making a move. He was so frustrated that he felt like running over and answering the phone for her!

"I'm at work. What's up?"

Evangeline was not one for lies. Her act was just a facade to hide the hollowness inside.

If Walter found out she was out having lunch with Hank, it could unleash a whole mess she was not ready to deal with. She could not handle the drama of just one lunch date.

All she wanted was to quietly and safely ride out the rest of the cooling-off period before her divorce from Walter, and then smoothly get her hands on that divorce certificate—the ticket to her freedom.

"At work?" Walter's voice rose in pitch as he stood up and quickly made