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Walter's eyes snapped shut with a satisfied grin.
Evangeline jumped at the chance to grill him. "So, can you spill the beans about what's going on at the hospital now?"
Before she could even brace herself, a big hand swooped in, blanketing her eyes in darkness.
Evangeline's eyes clamped shut reflexively, and she was swallowed up by the shadows. The pitch-black world seemed to heighten her senses, making her hyper-aware of everything around her. She could feel Walter's arms scoop her up around the middle, carrying her up the stairs with steady steps, and gently setting her down on a soft bed.
"Walter, what are you up to?" she demanded.
Her eyes flew open just in time to see Walter tucking her in.
He yanked the quilt over her head, covering her face.
Muffled by the quilt, Evangeline heard Walter's voice from above, stem like a warning. 'Go sleep! I'll fill you in after I get some sleep."
Evangeline wriggled under the quilt, but Walter's firm hand kept her pinned.
Despite being smothered by the quilt, she did not feel the least bit short of breath.
His large frame held her down, and as time ticked by, her buzzing nerves unwound, lulling her into
dreamland.
When Evangeline woke up, the sun was already blazing in the sky, and Walter's side of the bed had gone cold-he had taken off ages ago.
"That jerk. He promised to tell me when we woke up, and now he's vanished into thin air!*
Fuming, Evangeline chucked a pillow across the room to blow off steam and made a mental note: if she ever fell for Walter's smooth talk again, she would be the biggest fool on four legs!
The phone buzzed with a new message, and it was from Walter.
He was basically saying that Lydia's vanishing act was not her problem and that they had beefed up security for her.
Evangeline tossed her phone onto the nightstand with a loud thud.
She was the Foster family's darling princess! Since when did Walter get to play her knight in shining armor? He could not possibly still think she was that clingy girl from the countryside, dead set on marrying him, could he? With a huff, Evangeline's mind raced with plans.
There was no way she could just ignore Lydia's situation, but figuring out how to dive in and where to start digging was another story.
Nonetheless, that was not the top priority. Lydia managed to vanish right under the noses of the Foster
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family's bodyguards. That was a slap in the face, especially since Evangeline was too livid to hear their side of the story yesterday. Today, they deserved a shot at explaining themselves. She hit the call button and a voice came through.
"Miss, what do you need?" The bodyguard's voice was all politeness, with a touch of nervousness underneath.
They made a mistake, and they knew it was time to face the music.
"Get in here, I need to talk to all of you," she commanded.
The Foster family had a whole squad of seven bodyguards for Evangeline, with one always on call for emergencies and the others rotating shifts.
Before long, the head bodyguard showed up with the day's team of three, standing in front of Evangeline.
She sat on the couch, eyeing the four of them like a queen assessing her court.
The guy at the front was a tower of strength, with an air of command that made him stand out in any crowd.
Evangeline only needed one glance to think that someone like him working as a bodyguard was like using a diamond to cut glass.
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