Unmasking the Heiress (Evangeline and Walte)
Bitten Once Shy Forever 209

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Walter, standing dead center, was a little nervous. Five towering men were eyeing him like prey, and they were all family elders to boot. That was enough to make anyone's heart race. Holden stood as the chosen voice of the five brothers, his gaze on Walter heavy with unspoken fury. There was no room for small talk; he cut straight to the chase.

"Walter, we didn't come here to make a fuss. We just want to know one thing: When are you going to let Evie go and sign those divorce papers?"

Evangeline's marriage to Walter had been nothing but hardship, and her uncles had watched her suffer.

They were determined, before even stepping foot here, to free Evangeline from this toxic tie to Walter and then help her find happiness again.

Walter was floored by Holden's blunt question.

He had been so focused on getting Evangeline to have his kids, a divorce was the last thing on his mind. However, Holden's question made it sound like it was already a sure thing.

"Could there be some kind of mix-up?" Walter asked, trying to keep his cool. He knew better than to snap at Evangeline's family. "Just the other day, Evangeline and I were getting ready for a pre- pregnancy checkup. We're about to start our own family. Why would we divorce now?"

He did not get to finish. Aemon, who had been quiet until now, cut in. "Don't think you can pull a fast one, getting our dad to pressure Evie into having kids with you, and think that's the end of it. I'm laying it out for you-he might want Evie to have your child, but we? We, her uncles, are not on board with that plan at all."

Walter's eyes darted between the uncles, realizing the gravity

situation.

of the

Yale's face was a mask of seriousness. Without a word, his pale, tense

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expression spoke volumes.

Jack's eyebrows knitted together in a frown, his eyes blazing with fury as he stared at Walter.

Holden and Aemon had made their feelings abundantly clear, too.

That left only James.

When Walter's gaze landed on him, James rose to his feet, his stance unmistakable. "Mr. Walter Gordon, have you forgotten? I'm the lawyer handling your divorce from Evie. That fact alone should tell you where I stand, shouldn't it?" It was true; James had always been against Evangeline and him being together.

Walter's gaze was deep, a silent ache in his heart as he held back his emotions.

James just had to twist the knife.

"We brothers are united on this. You've broken Evie's heart, so just get the divorce and stay out of her life for good!

"Your family's loaded, and you're never short on female company. But Evie, she's got only so much time to enjoy her youth, so the sooner you set her free, the better!"

The office plunged into a hush.

The Foster brothers had laid it all out, and it was Walter's turn to respond.

Walter just looked down, his lips sealed shut.

Yale, once a hothead now tempered by politics, could not contain himself any longer.

He slammed his hand on the table. "Walter, are you even a man? Can't you just give us a straight answer about the divorce? All this dithering-it's not what a real man does. How could Evie ever have fallen for..."