Semua Bab Unmasking the Heiress: Bab 761 - Bab 770

"You're just a boyfriend. What gives you the right to strut around here like you own the place?"Walter tried to sound confident, but his voice betrayed him.His scornful tone struck a nerve with Hank, who was not about to let that slide. "Walter, you better choose your words carefully! You and Evie are over, you're divorced!"Hank would never have pursued Evangeline if he had not been certain she was single. He had his principles, and meddling in someone else's relationship was not his style."Divorced? Since when? That's news to me," Walter retorted with a sly grin, locking eyes with Hank in a challenge. "Why don't you ask Evangeline if we ever got that divorce certificate?"Evangeline's gaze fell silently.He was right, they had not gotten the certificate.Even so…"If Uncle James hadn't been tied up with other matters, do you think we'd still be talking about getting a divorce certificate? What's a piece of paper worth, anyway? In my heart, you and I have been done and dust

Up ahead, Hank and Yale had begun their ascent. They walked shoulder to shoulder, a silent understanding passing between them without a word.Then, from behind, a woman's voice called out, "Hank, Uncle Yale, why are you two speeding ahead? Aren't you going to wait for me and Roslyn?"Roslyn and Evangeline spun together and were surprised to see how far they had come without realizing it. They had been jogging the whole way and had just managed to weave through the crowd to catch up.The two of them were buzzing with excitement, and the once-quiet air buzzed with their energy."Evie, check this out—I looked it up before we came. All the religious icons and stuff on Aurora Mountain are said to bring good fortune. They say if you visit each one and toss a coin into the wishing well, your wish will come true!" Roslyn's eyes sparkled with the thrill of the legend."Why don't we give it a shot and toss a coin too? What do you say?" Roslyn bounced on the balls of her feet, eager.They w

What Evangeline did not realize was that Roslyn had been dying to check out the wishing well and was not about to go alone. She would never let Evangeline off the hook."Come on, since when do you need to prepare for a hike? Just close your eyes and step it up, right?"I had just checked out the map, and it looked like all the religious icons up on the mountain were pretty much huddled together. Not a lot of them, right?"'Not really, but Roslyn, can't you see what I'm trying to do here?'Evangeline mentally rolled her eyes, thinking that maybe Yale should be the one to explain things. It might come across better.Then, an idea struck her, and she shot Roslyn a look that spoke volumes. "Roslyn, do you have any clue why Hank wanted us to hike up to Aurora Mountain?"It was because he wanted some alone time with Evangeline, duh!Roslyn got the message in a flash, and suddenly holding Evangeline's hand felt super awkward."Oh, then... I guess Uncle Yale and I will head off first.

"I can't live like that anymore. So, Roslyn, can you forgive me?"Years of feeling invisible, years of aching hearts, all seemed to come to a halt in that moment, as the first rays of hope broke through the darkness.Yale's deep, searching eyes met Roslyn's, and she gave a small, certain nod."You're not wrong, you know? I've always known that everything you've said was meant to help me."Roslyn was just a teenager, in the springtime of her life, yet she had fallen for a man twice her age. It was the kind of thing that would make anyone question if her feelings were real.She truly understood where Yale was coming from. Her biggest fear was that she might never have had a real place in his heart."I'm going to be a little selfish now." Yale gently took Roslyn's hand and pressed it against his heart. "Believe it or not, you're the only one who's ever been in here. Do you still want it?"Yale had always been the golden boy of the Foster family, the eldest son with the weight of th

Normally, Roslyn's hot temper would have made her retort, demanding to know why he thought she could not take care of her own best friend, Evangeline.However, this time, Roslyn understood. She understood Yale's worry for Evangeline. With a quick, reassuring blink, she led Evangeline away from the crowd."Evie, we're hitting the hospital first."Hank helped the girls into the car and climbed in after them before saying, "Sure, you look okay, but better safe than sorry, right? A quick check-up can't hurt."Roslyn chimed in, though her eyes never left Evangeline, checking her for injuries.Apart from a few scrapes and cuts, Evangeline was unscathed."I'm really okay. Can we skip the hospital, please?" All she wanted was to find Walter, to see for herself how he was doing.He had been knocked out cold. He had to be hurt pretty bad, did he not?Roslyn could easily read Evangeline's thoughts."You might not want to go, but what about everyone else? Do you have any idea how freaked