Unmasking the Heiress

Lydia's eyes were huge as she shakily pointed at Evangeline, looking as if she had just seen a ghost.This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

"You... What are you doing here, Evangeline?"

Lydia was scared stiff. After all the elaborate schemes she had cooked up, including that deadly pile-up on Dannington Road, she could not believe the news of the crash had been wrong. Evangeline was instead very much alive and safe, baby bump and all.

Evangeline figured Lydia was just shocked at being caught and did not make a big deal out of it. She leaned in close, her voice steady as she spoke, "What's the big shock? I've been counting the days. Ever since you vanished from the hospital, I made a vow to bring you back myself!" However, Lydia, out of nowhere, clutched her head with both hands and screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Ahh!"

Her legs gave out as if all the strength had been sapped from them, and she crumpled to the ground, still holding her head, mumbling repeatedly, "No! It can't be! It just can't be Evangeline!"

It was obvious Lydia was not in her right mind.

The bodyguards tailing Evangeline did not waste a second. Worried Lydia might hurt Evangeline, they quickly secured Lydia and bundled her into the car.

On the drive back to the Foster family's security tower, Evangeline's hands were balled into fists, her inner turmoil too intense for words. Lydia, the one responsible for her mother's death, had reappeared after a strange absence, right in from

of her.

At last, she could bring the killer to justice and honor her mother's memory! Her uncles would be over the moon when they heard the news! Evangeline raced back with Lydia in tow, arriving just as Yale and Holden rushed back home.

Clueless about the day's events, Evangeline found herself wrapped in Yale's arms, then engulfed in a group hug by her three uncles.

Seeing the tears in her uncles' eyes, Evangeline could not hold back her questions any longer.

"Uncle Yale, Uncle Holden, what's up with you guys?"

Holden's tears were the first to spill, his fists lightly thumping Evangeline's arm in a mock scolding. He was careful not to actually hurt her, of course. It was all just for effect. "Evie, you little rascal! It's one thing to take off on an adventure, but couldn't you at least have dropped a message to me and Uncle Yale to let us know you were okay?"

Evangeline was baffled.

Was it really such a big deal... that she had just hopped off Walter's yacht and dashed over to Newstead Zone to nab Lydia? Did she really need to check in for something so minor?

However, seeing the worried looks on her uncles' faces, she smartly swallowed any retort.

They were just concerned about her, after all, and she did not want to hurt their feelings.

"Come on, I'm back now, safe and sound, right? Nothing to worry about," she reassured them gently. Holden wiped away a tear dramatically, his voice filled with a mix of accusation and relief, "A massive pile -up on the freeway, Evangeline. If you don't think that's a big deal, then what is? You nearly gave me and Uncle Yale heart attacks, you know?"

"What... a car crash?"

Evangeline had been so caught up in the thrill of chasing down Lydia that she had been oblivious to everything else.

Holden and Yale shared a knowing look.

"So, you really had no clue?"

With a sigh that carried a whole saga of worry, Holden pulled out his phone and played a video.