Semua Bab Unmasking the Heiress: Bab 711 - Bab 720

"Celina, you can't mean that, can you?"David grabbed Celina's hand. "Just yesterday... you were mine, all of you. You gave me something so special. How could you not love me, not want to be with me forever?"His voice was charged with emotion, and he held onto Celina's shoulders, his questions pouring out.However, Celina merely smiled nonchalantly. "David, come on, how old are you? It's no big deal; men and women hook up all the time. I'm nearly thirty, and I just wanted to know what all the fuss was about."You were there, a nice guy with skills, so I thought, why not? But let's get real, it was just a fling. You can't seriously think it was more..."With that, Celina gently lifted her hand to David's, which was still on her shoulder. With a firm push, his hand fell away, as if it had lost all its strength."No, Celina, that's not what you said last night. You told me you loved me, that you really loved me..."Celina burst out laughing. "Seriously, David, who's the guy here?

Evangeline did not realize how much seeing the old butler would stress her out.She had finally gotten rid of a headache, and then she had to spin tales to keep her loyal, hardworking butler in the dark.As she wrestled with that problem, the villa's door burst open. Yale marched in with purpose.Spotting Evangeline on the couch, he went straight to her. "Evie, did you catch the person who broke into the old house last night? I couldn't find anything on the security feeds."That oversight was massive. If anything happened to Evangeline because of it, how could he face his father and his sister who had passed away?"We caught him, but..."Evangeline's mind lingered on David, who had just slipped out the door. She pointed feebly outside and said, "He's gone again, Uncle Yale. Didn't you see him leave?"Yale looked at her confused, trying to grasp what she meant. "Gone again? What's going on?"The family's old butler caught on quickly. "Ms. Evangeline, Mr. Yale Foster, are you two

Even though Celina insisted on calling herself Ms. Evangeline in front of Julieta, Evangeline's feelings toward Celina had never wavered.She did not even let Celina have the chance to object as she said gently, "Open the door, let's talk this out."If Celina could cry over that, it meant she was not indifferent to David. That meant her turning down David's proposal had to be for some other reason.As Celina's big sister, Evangeline was determined to find out what it was.The door swung open, and Evangeline stepped in without a second thought, taking Celina's hand and sitting beside her on the bed, "Celina, why did you turn David down?"Evangeline's heart ached as she looked into those tear-swollen eyes."Because..." Celina lifted her hand to dry her tears. "Ms. Evangeline, I know you've been nothing but good to me, but I... I need to go back.""Go back? Back where?"Evangeline had thought of countless possibilities, but that answer caught her off guard.Celina had her secrets

Evangeline was half-right.Walter had indeed taken the call without David's okay, but he had not snatched the phone. "What's up?" Walter was not in the mood for a debate with Evangeline. Her tone made it clear that David would not share his personal business with her. He was getting ahead of himself."It's nothing much," Evangeline hesitated, "Celina... She's looking to get away for a while and clear her head with a trip. If he wants to say goodbye, he should swing by the airport before nine tomorrow morning."Evangeline wanted to be honest, but with Walter in the picture, things got complicated. Walter had other intentions toward Celina and Evangeline needed to keep him out of the way. So, she made it sound like she and Celina were joined at the hip, hoping that would make Walter think twice about messing with David and Celina's bittersweet farewell.After laying out her plan, Evangeline added a little extra just to be safe."Look, Celina didn't want me to tell David, but they're

"That's why the wife comes first! I mean, think about it—I even scaled a wall in the dead of night to get Celina back."Scaling walls at midnight.Walter could not suppress a smirk, trying to picture his assistant in such a ridiculous predicament.David was on a roll, but Walter cut him off with a wave of his hand.Suddenly, the office felt too big, too quiet, with just Walter there.He lingered by his desk, hand on his chin, lost in thought over David's words.Was a wife that crucial? Evangeline was his wife, and he had to admit, he had not been half David.All his doubts seemed to find their answers.Why did the Foster brothers label him a troublemaker? Why did Alex keep saying he was too tough on Evangeline?Those sad, sad eyes of Evangeline—was he the reason for her sorrow? Was he the common denominator in all those issues?Walter slapped his forehead, a lightbulb moment, but then the worry crept back in.What was he to do? Should he take a page out of David's book and t