Unmasking the Heiress

Chapter 22

Just then, Walter's phone rang. It was his assistant, Oscar. "Mr. Walter Gordon."

"What is it? Did she change her mind?"

"No. Mrs. Walter Gordon hasn't caved in, nor has she called begging you, but someone else has stepped

in."

At the police station, in the holding cell.

Ruby was not satisfied with just slapping Evangeline's face red. She was gearing up to kick her with her high heels when suddenly, she was sent flying several meters by a powerful kick from behind. The door flew open with a loud bang as a squad of imposing men in black suits and sunglasses stormed in from the shadowy hallway.

Their intimidating presence silenced the room.

"Ms. Evangeline."

It was Wade Davis, Evangeline's lifelong personal bodyguard, the one Evangeline had been waiting for.

Evangeline was escorted to the break room, where many from the police force came to offer their apologies, including Ruby's uncle.

Meanwhile, Ruby, clueless about the turn of events, stood in their way, clutching her waist where the bodyguard had kicked her.

"Uncle, why are you apologizing to her? She had her thugs start the fight at the bar, and they messed up my new nose job! And now this brute she brought with her has kicked me!

"I'm going to press charges. Plus, she attacked Julia, and Mr. Walter Gordon won't let her get away with it!

"Uncle, you need to arrest these people, now!" demanded Ruby vengefully.

Ruby's uncle, Jay, glowered. His niece Ruby, that scatterbrained girl, was blissfully unaware of the chaos she had caused, strutting around the precinct using his name like a shield. She was digging him an early grave, and she did not even know it! "Ruby, for heaven's sake, be quiet!" barked Jay.

Ruby was not the sharpest tool in the shed. It was as if all her smarts had gone to her chest, leaving none for her head. She was clueless about the storm brewing around her. 1

She opened her mouth to speak again, but Jay was not about to let her dig their graves any deeper. He slapped her, hard. Ruby's nose, barely healed from her last visit to the hospital, skewed sideways once more.

"Uncle," Ruby whimpered, clutching her bleeding nose, her head spinning.

Jay had no patience for coddling Ruby. He turned to Evangeline apologetically and said, "I'm terribly sorry for my lack of control over my subordinate, Ms. Rearden. Please accept this as a small gesture of apology. I beg for your understanding. Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

"And don't worry, I won't let those who've wronged you get away with it. They'll be dealt with, I assure you."

Jay knew he could not mess with Walter. If he did not fix that mess... Well, his entire family might end up paying the ultimate price for Evangeline's wrath.

That family-shrouded in mystery and power-was known for their ruthlessness, their cold-bloodedness. To survive, Jay knew he had to adapt quickly to the unfolding drama.

Evangeline glanced at the black card in Jay's trembling hands and sneered, "You might as well save that for Ruby's hospital bills."

Jay's heart sank. Evangeline's refusal was a clear sign of her unforgiving stance.

Ruby had really done it that time. He did not know which powerful family he had crossed, but the pressure was mounting. If he did not sort that out, and fast, the Garside family was done for. "You wretched witch! Who's the latest guy you've charmed into rescuing you? You got me in trouble with my uncle, and now he's beaten me. I swear, I'll destroy that pretty face of yours."

Ruby, always pampered, could not handle the slightest insult and completely lost it. In a blind grabbed the steaming kettle and hurled it at Evangeline's head.

rage, she

Evangeline's bodyguards were not pushovers; they were seasoned veterans of the shadowy underworld. One swift kick added a new bruise to Ruby's overly done-up face, and her shrieks echoed like a rabbit being slaughtered. Jay, witnessing the disgrace his family member had become, was utterly deflated. He lit a cigarette with trembling hands and began to stagger.

Evangeline watched Ruby's pitiful wailing from the floor, her energy replenished at this point. She sauntered over in her stilettos, her flawless complexion glowing in the light, a sight to behold. She crouched with a calculated smirk on her lips. "I warned you, you'd regret this!"