Chapter 466

Evangeline's heart raced as she faced Walter's unusual behavior.

Alone with him in the room, she could not guess what his next move would be. However, Walter was calm, even as she watched him closely.

With a slow, deliberate motion, he peeled away the hideous frog mask, revealing the handsome features she knew so well.

Evangeline's eyes widened. She had suspected, but still, how had he managed to disguise his voice so completely?

Walter's deep, familiar voice enveloped her, a soft echo in the quiet room.

"Evangeline, would you watch the sunrise with me? Just once," asked Walter, his voice trailing off into a whisper that was nothing like his usual commanding tone. It was a plea, something raw and uncharacteristically vulnerable.

The word 'humble' was not one she would find in Walter Gordon's vocabulary, not the Walter who stood tall in the ranks of the Gordon family. However, there he was, standing before Evangeline, feeling something he had never felt before.

The mere thought o