Unmasking the Heiress

It was much better than Evangeline's situation, where there still had not been a word of news...

Walter, who never was one for prayers, found himself pressing his palms together over his heart, wishing with all his might, 'Evangeline, you have to be okay! Please, come back to us safe and sound!' Walter could not spare a thought for the Foster family's chaos, but as Evangeline's own family, they were in total disarray.

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Just as Evangeline and Walter had parted ways, Holden had gotten word that Evangeline was headed back to the villa. It was then the bombshell dropped.

Holden was shell-shocked. It hit him like a ton of bricks, and he could not make sense of it all.

Evangeline had been on that highway. Evangeline might be... gone.

Impossible!

Holden refused to accept that could be the truth.

As soon as he caught wind of the news, his first thought was of Cole, still on the mend. Thus, he made sure the folks at the old house clamped down on any leaks. Cole should never catch wind of today's headlines! Once he had locked that down, he hit up his older bro Yale on the phone.

The brothers, heartbroken, were also seething at Walter, the lowlife.

They were set on one thing: Find Walter first, then worry about the consequences after they had dealt

with him.

After Holden had his crew on the hunt for Evangeline, sparing no expense, he zipped over to City General Hospital where Walter was holed up.

Yale, an ex-commando, towered like a giant. Holden, though not as bulky, was no slouch in the strength department. With a posse of bodyguards in tow, they marched toward Walter, looking like trouble with a capital T. David was still in surgery, and Walter, camped out in the waiting area, spotted Evangeline's uncles coming

in hot.

He gave his guys the look, telling them to stick around for David's exit, then beelined it to Yale and Holden. "You have to know about Evangeline. She..." Walter choked on the words, the reality too bitter to swallow.

However, Yale and Holden had that look. They knew the bad news.

"Walter, how about you step outside with us?" interjected Holden. "This place is swarming with patients, and it's not the spot for this kind of chat."

Holden was all about getting down to business, his eyes on Walter, flashing a warning.

Walter had a hunch that Holden's 'quick trip outside' meant trouble. He looked to Yale, the older of the

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two, for some kind of intervention, but Yale just blinked slowly, not saying a word. The message was loud

and clear.

Resigned to his fate, Walter mustered his courage and followed Yale and Holden out of the hospital. A major emergency had the medical staff running ragged, leaving the garden eerily empty. The three of them settled on a spot without much thought.

Walter hoped Evangeline's uncles would at least play fair and let him get a word in.

However, Holden had reached his boiling point.