Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Bitten Once Shy Forever 189

Chapter 189

After giving Alex a meaningful look, Minnie got up and cozied up next to Evangeline, tapping her hand ever so lightly.

"Evangeline, why the closed eyes? Tired from the birthday celebrations?"

Minnie's sudden show of concern surprised Evangeline. She could not quite figure out Minnie's angle but managed a polite reply. "I'm holding up. Ms. Kast. Need something?"

Small talk was not Evangeline's thing, especially not with someone like Minnie, whose agenda she could not quite pin down.

Minnie let out a playful laugh. "Need something? Not really. Just got to thinking about my own parties back home while watching the birthday girl do her thing."

Minnie's trip down memory lane piqued Evangeline's interest. "Oh? Aren't all parties pretty much the same? What happened at yours?"

Minnie gave a shy smile. "It's really no big deal. The birthday girl or boy just has to hop on stage and put on a little show for everyone. It's kind of like a fun way to show off what you've got." Evangeline's eyes sparkled with intrigue.

All this fuss from Minnie just to get her to do a performance?

Before Evangeline could even get a word in, Minnie went on, "Evangeline, you're so talented. I figured, since you've got skills, why not flaunt them a bit? Let everyone see what you're made of!" Evangeline glanced over at Alex and caught him looking, well, rather embarrassed. Minnie had clearly struck a chord.

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Alex was the strong, silent type, not one to go around chatting about people.

Part of Evangeline felt warmed that Alex had brought her up to Minnie, but another part of her was super curious about what was going on between those two.

It was clear as day that Alex would not have said a peep unless they were tight.

"Maybe another time," demurred Evangeline. "You're giving me way too much credit. I'm pretty laid back and not exactly brimming with talent."

Minnie's digging was as subtle as a sledgehammer. Evangeline played it cool, trying to figure out what Minnie was really after.

"No way, Evangeline, you're just being humble. I came all this way because I heard about you. You wouldn't let me down, would you?"

Minnie's voice took on a whiny, cajoling tone.

Weirdly enough, it sounded eerily familiar to Evangeline, like she had heard it somewhere before.

When Minnie kept pushing her idea even after being turned down, it was obvious she was trying to put her on the spot.

Minnie's motives were pretty shady.

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Pushing her doubts aside, she decided to play along with Minnie's game.

"So, what do you think I should perform?" she asked.

She shot a loaded glance at Alex, who had not said a word. "Since Alex has already bragged to you about my many talents, he must've mentioned what I'm best at, right?"

To anyone watching, it looked like Evangeline was letting Minnie call the shots.

In truth, she could not care less about this talent show-off. She was just curious to see what Minnie would come up with.

What Evangeline did not realize was that this played right into Minnie's hands.

Minnie's face lit up with a triumphant grin, and she said in a playful whine, "He wouldn't share that kind of info with me. But I've heard that you're a violin virtuoso, so how about you treat us to some violin?" Evangeline almost laughed scornfully at that.

"Ms. Kast, you might've gotten that wrong."