Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Bitten Once Shy Forever 168

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The one reason Evangeline could not do any of that was because of a single person, his very own kin, Alex.

"Walter, I'm here to express my gratitude. No need to make it weird."

Evangeline was annoyed. She had skipped a night's sleep, waiting at the hospital doors into the wee hours just to ensure Walter was okay before she could even think of resting. Walter's words made her feel like her efforts were just plain silly!

"Really? Evangeline, believe me, I'd be over the moon if you hadn't come to see me straight from another guy's arms."

Evangeline had dashed to the airport for a pickup, which meant she had definitely been with Alex just before.

The thought of Evangeline leaving him, injured, to fetch Alex, filled him with a simmering rage.

Evangeline's mind raced back to the airport pickup, where she was undeniably with another guy. There was no way around it.

"Look, it doesn't matter how I got here. I'm just worried about you, Walter. Could you at least act like you're in a hospital?" she pleaded.

"And how exactly is someone in a hospital supposed to act?" Walter shot back with a smirk.

Her confirmation of her suspicions felt like she was the one who had driven a knife straight into his heart. That hurt way more than the time Lydia had actually stabbed him.

"So, what? I'm supposed to smile and thank you for your concern, no matter what happens?" Walter's voice dripped with bitterness. She had just been with that other guy, and she came here out of some sense of obligation because he got hurt. How was he supposed to sn "You're being totally unreasonable!" Evangeline had had enough of trying to reason with him.

"Just let go of me. I'll check your wound, and then I'm out of here." She was here to care for Walter, after all. She could not just leave without even looking at his injury.

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Chapter 168

"You're not being honest, are you? You didn't really want to come see me. You're just checking a box!" Walter's grip on her wrist tightened. "Evangeline, are you that eager to leave? Like I'd make it easy for you."

His face twisted into a cruel smile. "Guess what? You're staying here tonight."

Deep down, Walter hated this, Even so, the thought of Evangeline rushing back to Alex, treating him like an afterthought, just tore him up inside. He would rather keep her here against her will than let her go, and he was okay with that. "Walter, you're insane!"

The more Evangeline fought to get free, the tighter Walter's grip got.

Then, all of a sudden...

"Argh!" Walter winced in pain, grabbing his stomach with his free hand.

Evangeline got it in a flash.

Walter was hurt. He had a wound.

There she was, wrestling with him without a second thought about his injury.

Regret hit her like a wave, and she forgot all about the ache in her wrists, urgently asking, "Are you okay? Let me see!"

Before Walter could even react, Evangeline was pulling back his blanket, nearly getting a glimpse of the wound. Walter's hand suddenly clamped down, blocking her view.

His voice was whiny and defiant. "You can't see it, and I'm not showing you! Why should you care if I'm hurt?" Her regret turned to a blaze of anger.

Evangeline was furious. How could Walter still act so childishly, not caring about himself, especially at this moment? "Would you quit it already?"

She was at her wit's end. When she glared at Walter, her eyes were shimmering with unshed tears.

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