Unmasking the Heiress

Little did Walter know, this night was not going to be just any ordinary night, and the quiet he longed for was nowhere in sight.

Evangeline, having failed to find Walter at his Crystal Waters apartment, decided to camp out at the Gordon family mansion. With Julia out of reach and nothing better to do, she figured she might as well wait there. She could not imagine Walter would stay away from home

By the time she arrived, Trey had fallen asleep, and her ex-mother-in-law Aria, who never got along with her, was out of sight. Evangeline shooed away the servants and settled into the living room, ready for a long, solitary vigil.

She had expected to sit in the quiet, waiting for Walter to show up. Before she could even get comfortable, however, a familiar figure appeared, carrying a steaming cup of tea to the coffee table.

"Evie, you're back! How was work today? Tired? Here, take a break and have some tea," the voice said cheerfully

Instead of setting the tea down, the cup was promptly placed into Evangeline's startled hands. She blinked in surprise, wiping her eyes to make sure she was not imagining things.

Serving tea and being so attentive, could it really be Aria, her former mother-in-law?

Evie took the tea automatically, her eyes wide with surprise.

Before she could even think about how to address Aria, Aria beat her to it, asking, "Evie, are you feeling out of place?" She awkwardly touched her hair, "I know I've changed a lot, but..." She seemed to struggle to find the words, letting out a frustrated sigh before finally finding the courage to

go on,

"I was a terrible mother-in-law, and I'm sorry, Evie. Can't you stop being mad at me? From now on, I'll treat you like my own daughter, I promise!"

Aria's change of heart had been too sudden,

Her actions had been so transparent that Evangeline would have had to be clueless not to understand the motive.

It was not just because her status as the Foster family's darling had come to light.

All of a sudden, Aria wanted to cozy up to her, hoping to wipe the slate clean of past wrongs? As if that could ever happen.

Could she just forget all those times Aria had looked down on her and made her life miserable?

Evangeline scoffed. "Mdm. Gordon, Walter and I are getting a divorce soon, so there's really no point in this."

She was done with Walter, Aria was the least of her concerns.NôvelDrama.Org content rights.

All she wanted was to find that jerk Walter and settle the score once and for all!

Aria's face turned beet red, her neck bulging with indignation.

She never would have imagined that Evangeline, who had always been so timid around her, would be so bold!

Remembering who Evangeline truly was, her anger fizzled out just as quickly as it had surged.

Evangeline, the Foster family's darling, had a fiery streak-was not that just part of her charm?

"Evie, stop with the wild talk. Sticking with your first love is the way to go. You and Walter are perfect together. Why even think about splitting up?"

Aria's smile was all sweetness and caution, a stark contrast to the memories flooding Evangeline's mind of Aria's less-than-kind moments.

4

"Don't be silly, I'm not even in Walter's league." Evangeline was there, so why not indulge Aria in a little' heart-to-heart?

Out of nowhere, a loud bang echoed from the living room door.

Walter stormed in, his face a thundercloud.

Aria, already flustered by Evangeline, clung to Walter as if he were her lifeline.

"Walter, look who's here! Evie's back. You two need to hash things out. What's a little tiff between lovebirds? You'll make up in no time-you know, a little bump in the road never stopped you two before."