Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Bitten Once Shy Forever 204

Chapter 204

At last, the operating room light went off. The medics wheeled Lydia out, straight to the ICU.

The next 12 hours would tell if she would make it through without complications. If she did, she would be out of danger.

With the prisoner's life in jeopardy, the police on watch bore the weight of responsibility, standing vigil outside her room.

After Walter got the information, he wasted no time telling David to strengthen the security around Lydia. There was no way they were going to let her slip away.

Evangeline peered through the ICU's observation window at Lydia, who was hooked up to a bunch of tubes and fighting for every breath. A storm of rage swirled in her eyes. Was this karmic retribution?

It felt like just yesterday when her own mother, Yessica, was the one in the ICU, a tangle of tubes keeping her alive.

Was it time for the bad guys to get a taste of the same medicine?

Lydia finally had to live through agony worse than death-she was going to suffer a million times more than her mom ever did!

Evangeline's fingers traced Lydia's face through the glass, her teeth clenched in fury..

"Lydia, you better not die!"

Walter had just ended his call with David when those words hit his ears.

He glanced over at Evangeline and saw her looking like she had been through the wringer.

Her face was ghostly pale, but her eyes were fiery red, locked on Lydia in the ICU loathingly. Chapter 234

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In that instant, he got the picture.

He suddenly saw Evangeline in a different light-she seemed so vulnerable.

Despite her tough talk and the way she would butt heads with him, she was just a delicate soul who needed someone to watch over her.

On impulse, Walter reached out and gently rested his hand on her slender shoulder.

Evangeline spun, her eyes locking with Walter's deep ones.

He reassured her, "Leave Lydia to me."

The hospital's hallway was eerily silent, a kind of quiet where Evangeline could hear the thudding of her own heart.

Thump-thump! Her heart raced, picking up speed.

She wondered if it was because of Walter's unexpected show of dependability and gentleness.

Her lips parted, trying to speak, but the sound that emerged was as faint. and pitiful as a mosquito's buzz.

Walter had not caught her words the first time.

He sensed Evangeline's distress and leaned in close, his ear next to her pale lips, gently urging her, "Evangeline, say it again."

"I said..." Her voice was raspy, her throat bobbing as she managed to ask, "Walter, can I trust you?"

Julia had been Walter's treasure, and Lydia was Julia's own mother. How could he possibly act against Julia's interests for Evangeline's sake?

Even so, the voice inside Evangeline's head was crystal clear, 'Walter is trustworthy."

She could not fathom her sudden shift in feelings. Just yesterday, Walter was nothing but a jerk in her eyes. How could she even consider trusting him?

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Maybe... It was because of the way he had just patted her shoulder, offering a moment of solace?

What she did not realize was that her look of doubt was like a dagger, plunging deep into Walter's heart.

At this moment, Evangeline's biggest dilemma was whether she could trust herself.

Reflecting on his history with Julia, Walter finally understood.

"Andrew and Julia's sneaky dealings? I've dug up everything. And trust me, I won't let them off easy-not for their sakes, but for mine. So yeah, we're on the same team here. You've got nothing to worry about."