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Chapter 326

Author: Sisi Yea
last update Last Updated: 2024-09-23 14:47:51
Minnie grabbed her fork and knife, gingerly picking up the vegetables Walter had dished out for her. She then ate it, making a big show of tasting them, when her eyes suddenly sparkled with delight.

"Walter, this is amazing! I've never had anything so yummy in my life!"

Across the table, Evangeline's gaze was fixed on Minnie's twinkling eyes. Her emotions were a tangled mess that words could not quite capture.

Had she not overheard Minnie's chat with the lobby manager, Evangeline might have fallen for the whole 'innocent young girl' act. However, seeing Minnie flip her script so fast, it just looked very fake. That sugary-sweet way she said Walter's name was enough to make Evangeline's calmed stomach do somersaults.

There was Minnie, still playing her part, batting her eyelashes at Walter.

Walter's gaze was a deep well of nothingness, impossible to read.

Evangeline silently vowed to catch Walter's reaction, but her stomach had other plans.

"Ugh..."

She had not eaten much, so th
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