Chapter 253 +251


    15 BONUS


    "But it hit me today, when I caught a glimpse of his true colors-I don''t deserve to have a crush on Walter." How could she say she was in love with him if she did not even know what he truly was? It was less like love, and more like she had found a face that fit perfectly with the one in her dreams and convinced herself it was love.


    Alex was in his wheelchair, leading the way, while Evangeline pushed him along, step by step.


    He could not see the look on her face, but the tears that the wind whisked awaynded softly behind his


    ears,


    "Evie, don''t be disappointed," he said.


    Caught in the chilly embrace of the autumn breeze, Alex struggled to find words that couldfort Evangeline and settled for a simple plea.


    "I''ve got a knack for saying the right thing, and trust me, you''re going to find your slice of happiness." Alex tried to sound upbeat."


    Evangeline felt the tug of his quirky constion and could not stay wrapped in her nket of sadness. She mustered a smile to match the upbeat mood.


    "Right, I''m not worried about finding a guy. There''s a sea of them out there! And hey, I''m Evangeline-I''ve got smarts, a solid family background, and youth on my side. Who needs Walter, that jerk, when there are plenty of great guys around?"


    They returned to the party to find the celebration had fizzled out, the key person Alex having vanished for so long.


    Alex, no stranger to such disappointments, packed up without a word, ready to head out.


    Evangeline had nned to head back to the dorm with Alex, but before she could take off, Trey pulled her aside. His face was lined with concern as he asked, "Evie, you didn''t get into a fight with Walter, did you?"


    Evangeline squinted slightly, offering a strained smile. "Fight? Walter and I? No way, what''s there to argue about?"This text is ? N?velDrama/.Org.


    Trey had grown visibly oldertely, the stress of her rocky marriage with Walter weighing on him. She cared for Trey deeply, like her own grandfather, and thest thing she wanted was to add to his worries. "But I saw Walter, and he seemed very upset," said Trey, his suspicion clear as he remembered his grandson''s angry face at the banquet.


    Evangeline felt a shiver of anxiety. Trey could spot Walter''s anger a mile away. Why did he not pay that much attention to Alex, the one who never showed up at the banquet? She figured Alex deserved better from Trey. Even so, how could she, a granddaughter-inw, voice such a thing?


    "Maybe thepany ran into some problem that even David, the assistant, couldn''t fix? Grandpa, I mean no disrespect, but you''re not getting any younger. Maybe it''s time to stop fretting over us kids, okay?"


    Her divorce from Walter was a done deal, but she could not bear to hit Trey with that bombshell, so she tried to ease him into the Idea gently.


    "You''re right, Evie. I do need to kick this bad habit," Trey conceded. "But I''ll only be able to rx when I know for sure that you and Walter are truly happy."


    Trey was a seasoned professional; he picked up on what Evangeline was hinting at in a heartbeat andid his cards on the table.


    "You''re really concerned about Walter, huh?" Evangeline yed along with Trey, but Alex''s lonely eyes haunted her thoughts.


    She wondered, if Trey could just spread a little love Alex''s way, would he shake off that gloom?