Chapter 395

Evangeline set down her dessert spoon, her face taking on a grave expression.

Alex had a point.

Evangeline had never known the warmth of a full family, and the thought of her child facing the same struggles she did was unbearable.

Then, like a jolt of lightning, Evangeline's resolve hardened, and her gaze turned fierce.

"Alex, are you telling me to stick it out with Walter?" she demanded.

She had mustered all her courage to kick that jerk to the curb. Alex, the guy she thought of as her wise brother, was suggesting she should not get a divorce?

"No way, no way," Alex backpedaled quickly. "I'm just talking about what's best for the kid. A kid needs a family, sure, needs a dad, but any dad who's there from day one will do. It doesn't have to be Mr. Right."

Of course, 'Mr. Right' did not have to be Walter.

That calmed Evangeline slightly.

"I'm not even thinking about that right now."

Her thoughts were a tangled mess. How could she even consider finding a dad for her kid? She was