hapter 144.


    Walter was already in a foul mood, and some jerk hade looking tr turn down an opportunity to blow off some steam.


    He was about to get up when a sh of red stepped in front of him.


    "This is my fault. Please don''t hurt him!"


    k a fight? He was not about to


    Walter did a double-take. It was the red-dressed woman who had tried to flirt with him earlier and whom he had brushed off. All of a sudden, she was standing there, defending him? "You?"Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    The brute burst intoughter. "Look at you, trying to y the hero!"


    The p wasing. The woman did not flinch, ready to take the hit head-on.


    Walter''s eyes were glued to the scene before him, his heart aching as he watched the woman take hit after hit. Just as he was about to jump in and stop it-


    Out of nowhere, a round of apuse with a beat broke through the tension.


    The eagerly watching crowd parted like the Red Sea, making way for Evangeline. She strutted through in sky-high heels and a crisp white suit,manding everyone''s attention. Her makeup was on point, with a yful flick at the corner of her eyes, and her jet- ck hair flowed down her back like ocean waves.


    "Timing is everything, right? Mr. Walter Gordon, what''s this? Trying to be the knight in shining armor?"


    Evangeline''s eyes darted from Walter to the woman beside him-long hair, killer curves, totally Walter''s


    type.


    Something about this woman...


    Evangeline''s brow furrowed as she made an unbelievable connection. Did she kind of look like her?


    Just then, whispers rippled through the crowd.


    "Check it out. That''s Evangeline, the Foster family''s darling princess!"


    "Man, she''s stunning and fierce. No wonder she''s dubbed the real-life heroine of feel-good fiction. That aura, that grace! I''m green with envy... Evangeline had grown used to such fanfare since her identity went public; it barely registered anymore. Her focus was solely on the woman before her.


    The muscle-bound thug who had been throwing punches was suddenly nowhere to be seen.


    Little starlet Felicia, the damsel Walter had swooped in to save, had cleverly stepped aside to give Evangeline room,


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    "Ms. Evangeline, why don''t you take a seat over here?"


    She curled up, looking as pitiful as a bullied cat, and quickly scooted to the other side of Walter.


    Evangeline caught on right away-the woman was just putting on a show.


    Her main goal was to snag Walter''s sympathy.


    Although Evangeline was a woman herself and had no interest in Walter, she saw no point in calling her out.


    Still, she did not need to be anywhere near Walter.


    Evangeline gave Felicia a dismissive wave. "No thanks, I''m good over here."


    Her eyes thennded on Caden.


    Caden got the hint in a sh and stood up with a grin, offering his seat.


    Instead of sitting, Evangeline turned and gestured for the man behind her to take the spot.


    That man was none other than her new CEO, Hank.


    She had nned to confront Walter alone. Hank, however, was notfortable with her heading to a bar -a ce teeming with all sorts-by herself, so he tagged along.


    What they did not expect was for Walter''s face to go as green as a lime the second Hank showed up.


    Once Hank and Evangeline sat down together across from him, Walter looked like he was about to explode.


    "Evangeline, what are you even doing here?*


    He could not contain his anger.