Evangeline elegantly waved the VIP card in her hand, her smile poised and graceful.The receptionist immediately covered her mouth in embarrassment. "I'm terribly sorry.""It's fine. Since I haven't been here since I got the card, it's only natural that you wouldn't recognize me," Evangeline reassured her, offering the receptionist an excuse.In truth, at a high-end salon like this, failing to remember clients and not providing them with a flawless experience was a significant oversight. Of course, Evangeline was not really concerned about this, so she did not mind how the receptionist behaved.The receptionist gave a grateful smile and quickly took the VIP card from Evangeline's hand, gesturing for her to follow. "Please, come with me."When the card was swiped, the machine gave a soft 'ding', and Evangeline's name appeared on the screen.The receptionist enthusiastically continued her pitch about their latest products."Ma'am, I see that the service you purchased last time was
Little did she know, Celina found Evangeline's sudden trust in her unbelievable."Ms. Rearden, do you... really trust me?"After all, she was on Julia's side. She knew all too well what Julia had planned for Evangeline next."Of course. A woman's face is half her life. I've entrusted you with half my life, so how could I not trust you?" replied Evangeline with a gentle smile.Between life and death, she handed herself over to Celina with such ease.Celina was a gentle and kind-hearted person. Evangeline had once seen her carefully tending to the water lilies in her beauty salon. A woman who was so patient with plants, treating them like children, could never be the type to intentionally harm others.So, she chose to trust her."Well, I'm truly honored," Celina smiled. "Since you trust me so much, leave your face entirely to me. I see your skin is a bit dull; let me try out a new product from our salon on you…"Gently taking Evangeline's hand, Celina carefully began her work.Wh
What Evangeline did not know was that just as she walked out of the salon, Celina sent David a message.[Are you outside?]Following Walter's orders, David secretly watched over Evangeline until he personally saw her return to the villa at the Emerald of the Highlands.So, when he found out that Evangeline had come to the salon for a facial, he followed her there. He was a regular at the salon, and he trusted that Celina would recognize his car and would not do anything to Evangeline.Relieved, he quietly waited outside.Just as his attention was focused on Evangeline, who was about to walk out of the salon, his phone pinged with a new message. Instinctively, he glanced at the screen.When he saw that it was from Celina, he was overwhelmed with excitement.He replied, [Yes.]It was the first time Celina had ever sent him a message, and David's fingers trembled happily.He was not expecting her next message to come so soon.[Do you remember the gift I gave you when we first me
Evangeline could not understand why David was so interested in the handkerchief, but she did not dwell on it. She casually handed it over."This was a gift from Ms. Morris. Is there something special about it?"David took the handkerchief and unfolded it. In the middle of the white cloth, a silver needle gleamed, its image stark and clear.A memory suddenly flashed through David's mind, recalling the last message Celina had sent him.'Do you remember the gift I gave you when we first met?''I do. It was a silver needle.'Celina had deliberately reminded him of this as he gazed at the handkerchief with the same silver needle design in Evangeline's possession.What did this imply? It was likely that Celina was trying to warn him!The next target of the person behind all of this could very well be… Evangeline!Realizing this, all the color drained from David's face.If he reported this to his boss, telling him that he suspected Evangeline might be in danger because of a handkerc
Evangeline had been pregnant for three months already. Was it not almost time for a prenatal checkup?Only the expectant mother, Evangeline, would be allowed to enter the doctor's office alone during the checkup. That was the easiest time for something to happen!Although Walter was not entirely sure whether his suspicions were accurate, he thought it was better to be safe than sorry. For Evangeline's safety, there was nothing he would not do.With that in mind, Walter dialed Evangeline's number.At the time, Evangeline was enjoying the cantaloupe Julieta had given her. The sweet taste eased the bitterness in her heart, lifting her mood quite a bit.However, just as she relished that moment, it was interrupted by a phone call—Walter.When his name flashed on the screen for the third time, Evangeline finally, albeit reluctantly, picked up the call."Mr. Gordon, you better have something important to say. Calling me repeatedly—don't you have anything better to do?"Walter was sur
She never expected that."You killed it and think paying a usage fee is enough? Evangeline, that's not how you do business!"Evangeline felt blood rush straight to her head.What kind of nonsense was Walter spouting?"Besides the usage fee, what else should I pay? Emotional damage for the tadpoles?"Evangeline felt an unprecedented insult to her intelligence as soon as she said that."Walter, don't assume I didn't take biology in middle school. Even if I didn't use your tadpoles, it wouldn't survive more than a week anyway. It was bound to die eventually. Isn't it better to let it live on in another form than just to let it die off completely?"This is blatant extortion!"Evangeline sorted her thoughts and fired back like a machine gun.However, Walter had already decided to be shameless."So what if it's extortion? What are you going to do about it? You can give me the tadpoles back, even their corpses, if you want. I'm not picky..."Look at how generous he was.Walter eve
So that was it.Evangeline lowered her gaze. Her heart, which had been filled with anger, suddenly felt hollow.So, that was the truth.It turned out everything was because Trey had given Walter an order. Walter had no choice but to comply, so he called her about accompanying her to the prenatal checkup.However, it was Walter. Would he compromise so easily?"Are you serious?" Evangeline asked, unable to believe it."I am."Walter pretended to be impatient, grumbling, "Do you think I have nothing better to do? If it weren't for the old man's strict orders, telling me to make time to accompany you to the checkup, I wouldn't even bother!"He knew Evangeline all too well.Evangeline was a dutiful woman.She would have refused without a second thought if he simply said he wanted to accompany her to the checkup. However, bringing up his grandfather would leave her with no choice."If that's the case, I'm relieved," Evangeline said in a calm voice, but her heart had already turned
Yale knew it was not the time to worry about wastefulness. The baby was important, but Evangeline's safety was even more so. There was only one way to ensure the best of both worlds."The medical equipment for the checkup may not be a lot, but it's still a hassle. Maybe we should just skip it?"Evangeline hesitated, saying, "Uncle, it's just a prenatal checkup, a simple ultrasound. With so many bodyguards from the Foster family protecting me, what can possibly go wrong?"She could tell her uncle was overthinking things out of concern, and she also knew that following his arrangements was the safest thing to do. However, she did not want to.As her uncle gave his reasons for persuading her, Evangeline recalled Walter's words—that he had to be present for their child's first checkup.Thinking about how slim the chances were for the three of them to be together as a family in the future, Evangeline could not bear to break the promise she had made to Walter. Although she always acted