Chapter 45

"Oh, Mr. Walter Gordon, do you have some secrets that can't stand the light of day?" Evangeline's voice dripped with scorn.

Walter's expression turned stormy, a dark cloud over his features.

Before the stunned crowd, he pulled Evangeline away without so much as a second thought, leaving a ripple of shock in their wake.

Their marriage was a well-kept secret, known only to a select few. Walter whisking her away like that had set tongues wagging.

It was not until they reached the seclusion of the stairwell that Evangeline wrenched herself free, inwardly cursing him as a 'damn guy', Her wrist was red where he had gripped it.

"Are you out of your mind, Walter?" she exclaimed. "Leaving your sweetheart behind like that, aren't you worried about the rumors?"

"You're the one who's lost it! Have you forgotten who you are, Mrs. Walter Gordon? Flaunting yourself for another man, do you think that's fitting?" Walter shot back, matching her sarcasm with his own.

Evangeline's black coat flutte