Chapter 387

"It's deep into autumn, and you're out here in that thin jacket. What if you catch a cold? You're already hurt, and getting sick now would just be making things worse, wouldn't it?"

It all unfolded with such ease, as if it was destined to be that way.

Walter's gaze darkened as he looked at the concerned-looking Minnie.

He was caught in a strange illusion, feeling as though Minnie had always been the woman by his side.

Somehow, Minnie's face began to shift before his eyes. Feature by feature, it changed, until she was no longer Minnie but Evangeline.

Her hair danced in the breeze, a rebellious lock of black hair teasingly clinging to her cheek, the ends brushing her lips.

When their eyes locked, Walter's heart skipped a beat, gripped by an unseen force that left him breathless.

Still, he did not want that moment to end.

His mind was a whirlwind of wild thoughts, and he did not care who the woman really was. If he saw Evangeline, then to him, she was Evangeline.

He reached out w