Chapter 469

Alone in the vacant room, Evangeline's cheeks were on fire. Sitting on the bed, she clutched at her chest, taking deep breaths for what felt like an eternity until she could steady her racing heart.

It was all too much…

Walter was irresistibly charming. How could she possibly hold back?

He was the man she would give everything to adore. Then, with just a touch of his tenderness, she was on the verge of succumbing.

What was she to do?

Evangeline peered at her reflection, her eyes alive with a youthful glow. Her face was warmed by a rosy blush, and her lips, bitten in a nervous flutter, betrayed her inner turmoil.

That was the unmistakable look of someone swept up in the throes of a passionate romance, was it not?

'No, that would not do, Evangeline. It was all just an act.

'Walter wants you by his side for his birthday. That's why he's showering you with kindness now, but it's all for him, all because Minnie didn't show up.

'In truth, this whole charade, every last detail, was c