Chapter 379


    Thus, while facered that Minne was being well taken care of the real goal was to keep her away from


    Water


    Ana''s trick was pretty slick, especially since Minnie had never set foot in the Gordon family''s old house


    Too bad for Ana, Minnie was not just any gin She was julia, Evangeline''s half-sister, and she knew the Die Gordon ce like the back of her hand


    Water had just been roughed up by Tray and had a blowout with Aria. He was in a foul mood, the kind where he just needed someone to tell him it was goingto be okay Minnie was not officially Walters woman yer, and then left her feeling all kinds of nervous


    With that, she was pulling out all the stops to win Waiter over to up her odds in that high-stakes game of


    Dressed in free clothes thanks to Aras medding Minnie asked a couple of servants where Walter hung


    ihat politely, and then made a beeline for his room


    Jarding outside Walters door, Minnie waited, peening through the crack that Ana had not bothered to pose, trying to gauge the mood inside


    However, it was werdy quer Too quiet even


    Oh, no. What if Walter was out cold, knocked out by a fit of rage from his mom?


    That thought was enough for Minnie. She could not wait another second, flung the door open, and barged


    Walter was lost in his own world, but when he caught sight of a shadow, he locked eyes with Minnie and herlock of concern, and asked, totally baffled, "What are you doing here?


    The Gordon family''s mansion was abyrinth of rooms and corridors Minnie, on her first visit, navigated straight to the room he would share with Evangeline?


    That seemed impossible. Water''s eyes narrowed, a glint of suspicion flickering through them.


    Minnie could not have managed that on her own, but for Julia, a regr visitor, it would be a piece of


    was worried about you, so I came to check on your Minnie''s voice wavered, her eyes, red and puffy, led with tears as she slowly sat beside Walter''s bed. Her gaze was heavy with concem. Womed about me? Getting beaten up isn''t exactly new to me." Walter let out a scornful chuckle, his expression one of sheer contempt


    He still could not fathom what he had gained from the beating he had endured. However, if it exposed Minnie''s true colors, perhaps it was not in vain.


    Tm worned about your injuries, and how you''re feeling. The servants told me you had a fight with your


    mom


    A shadow passed over Walter''s dark eyes, a flicker of sadness breaking through.


    Minnie, a stranger, showed concern for his well-being, while his own mother seemed to care only about her status and wealth in the Gordon family...


    Was he supposed to be angry or just disappointed?


    "It''s a regr urrence. Don''t fuss over it."


    Despite his words, Walter knew better than to air his private affairs. He brushed it off. "You''re something else, though. First time here and you''ve already found my room? This ce is huge, you know? He


    e stressed the word ''huge'' as he stared at Minnie, watching for any telltale reaction.


    He only noticed then that Minnie had slipped into a different outfit.


    The pale pink dress with long sleeves was perfect for the fall weather, and it somehow made Minnie loo even more adorable.Property ? N?velDrama.Org.