Unmasking the Heiress

"I get it, but isn't it impressive to show him some new tricks?" blurted Evangeline without a second thought. Just then, the maid who was all about taking care of Celina's meals and stuff came hustling over with a tablet, giving Evangeline a deep bow. "Ms. Evangeline,

there's a guy at the door asking for Ms. Morris."

At the Foster family mansion, everyone knew Celina was no ordinary addition to their household-everyone except Cole, who was out sick. So wheh word got out that someone was asking for her, they were all on their toes.

"Who's at the door? Show me." Evangeline snatched the tablet from the servant, and her eyes widened at the unexpected face staring back.

Without a word, she handed the tablet to Celina. "Your call, Celina. What do you want to do?"

Celina, already thrown off by that surprise visit, was even more intrigued by Evangeline's reaction.

Then she saw him.....

David's face was on the screen, looking right at her.

Celina's eyes seemed to look right through the tablet, lost in thought, her mind a million miles away

Evangeline, with a gentle frown, offered, "If you don't feel like seeing him, I can just send him packing."

That was the Foster stronghold, after all. Even David's big-shot boss, Walter, would not dare step out of line there. Why would some errand guy think he could just barge in?

"Tell him to leave. What's the point? There's nothing to talk about with someone like that." Celina's mind. flashed back to a moment of utter despair, lying on the freezing concrete, darkness closing in

She handed the tablet back to Evangeline, turned her head to the side, and closed her eyes, signaling she was

done with the conversation.

Evangeline got the hint, not wanting to push it. She took the tablet and left with the maid, closing the door softly behind her.

Celina had dozed off, but when she opened her eyes, she was met with the worried gazes of the maid and Evangeline.

"Ms. Evangeline, what's going on?" asked Celina, her face a mask of confusion

Evangeline shot the maid a meaningful glance. The maid stuttered out her message, "Ms. Morris, the gentleman... he's still here.

"I've tried everything, sweet talk, tough talk, with Ms. Evangeline. Still, he's stubborn as a mule. Says he won't budge until he sees you.

"You might want to think about meeting him. I peeked at the weather forecast, and it's supposed to be frigid today, with a monster blizzard on the way. If he stays out there, he could get sick." The maid's words were gentle, her eyes brimming with worry.NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.

Celina, however, just gave her an indifferent glance. "Why should I care if he gets sick? Let it snow like crazy.

It'll save us the hassle of kicking him out."

Evangeline listened to Celina's bitter words and saw a reflection of her own past determination to keep Walter out of her life.

However, deep down, she knew the truth: 'When you care, you care. You might fool the world, but you can't fool your own heart.'

Still, if Celina was happy, that was all that mattered to Evangeline.

She glanced outside at the clear blue sky, wondering where the promised blizzard was. It looked like the maid had spun a tale about the storm just to nudge Celina into seeing David. However, as fate would have it, the maid's forecast was spot on.

In less than 30 minutes, the sky went from sunny to stormy, and a fierce winter blizzard began to rage, the kind that could sweep her off her feet.

Before long, snowflakes the size of goose feathers started to drift down from the heavens.

Evangeline could not help but wonder if David, who had been waiting outside, was still there or if he had taken off already.