Unmasking the Heiress

The moment everything changed was...

Yale's gaze snapped upward, but Walter, who had just been there, was then nowhere to be seen.

That guy sure knew how to make a quick exit.

...

Walter was already speeding toward Avalon City General Hospital. His hands shook as he drove, Yale's words echoing in his head.

'You think a few months into a pregnancy means the baby is safe?'

Meaning, Evangeline's baby was gone. Their baby was gone.

How? The baby had been so strong, its kicks so powerful. How could it just be gone?This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org: ©.

Walter raced to the hospital, bursting into Evangeline's room. There she was, pale as a ghost on the hospital bed.

Evangeline had always been stunning, but at this moment, she looked frail. Her hair was a mess, her chin pointed, her cheeks sunken, her eyes dull, and her lips colorless. She was poring over a stack of papers, her hands visibly shaking with each page.

As Walter moved to rush to her side, Roslyn blocked his path, standing like a sentinel before Evangeline.

"You've got some nerve showing up here to see Evie, Walter! If you know what's good for you, you'll turn around and leave," Roslyn's voice boomed, fierce with protection. Her words jolted Evangeline back to reality.

The moment Evangeline looked up, there was Walter, his face a mix of the Walter she knew and a stranger. She glanced at the report she was clutching. She took a deep breath, pushing down the whirlwind of feelings inside her, and tried to sound as steady as possible. "What's up, Walter?"

As she spoke, Evangeline reached out with her free hand and nudged Roslyn, who was standing protectively in front of her.

Roslyn got the hint and stepped aside, giving Walter space to talk to Evangeline directly.

Walter had sprinted to the hospital room, and by the time he arrived, he was a sweaty, anxious mess.

However, looking into Evangeline's serene eyes, he felt a sudden emptiness that tripped up his words.

"I, I heard... the baby's gone..."

"Yes, the baby's gone," Evangeline cut him off, her voice faltering for a moment when she got to the word 'baby'.

She still could not wrap her head around the fact that her baby was truly gone.

However, what did it matter? Gone was gone.

She could not believe it, and believing would not bring the baby back.

"It's gone, just gone," Walter stuttered, which was unusual for him. Seeing Evangeline, looking like she had been through a lifetime of sorrow wiped away all his other emotions, leaving a raw ache in his chest.

Right then, nothing mattered more than Evangeline's well-being.

Besides...

"You've got to take care of yourself. There will be other chances for kids."

He said it, but even Walter did not sound convinced.

He knew how much Evangeline had longed for a child.

Ever since Evangeline and Walter tied the knot, she had pulled out all the stops, even playing the

seductress, all to have a baby With him. However, her drive was fueled by Cole's illness.

With Cole gone, was there still a chance for them to start a family?

Evangeline's laugh broke through the silence, shining bright against her ghostly complexion. It was like a winter lily, white with a streak of life, a beauty that seemed almost too vibrant to be real.

"Any guesses on how we lost this one, Walter?" she teased with a bittersweet edge.