Unmasking the Heiress

"Ms. Evangeline!" "I'm here!"

Evangeline had been stealthily eavesdropping by the door, worried that Celina's reunion with David might stir up too much emotion and lead to trouble. However, she had not expected Celina to be the one to cry out. Without a second thought, Evangeline burst into the room and saw David collapsed on the floor.

"Celina, what happened here?"

Had Celina knocked David out in a sudden outburst? She had not heard any signs of a fight. If she had, she would have been in the room in a heartbeat. "Please, check on David. He just said something and then passed out!"

Celina's concern for David overrode their complicated feelings. She watched him anxiously, unable to move, confined to her bed.

Evangeline snapped to attention.

Maybe David had gotten too cold outside and caught a chill?

She quickly bent down and touched his forehead. The heat that met her hand made her recoil.

"He's burning up!"

"What do we do now?"

Celina was frantic, clueless about how to handle the situation. "Can the doctor who's treating me take care of a cold?"

"They can treat a cold, sure, but they're out of medicine..."

Evangeline paused. "Let's call an ambulance. The hospital has all the gear and meds we need, so we'll all feel better.

"Celina, hang tight here for updates, okay? In a bit." She clenched her jaw and went on, "I'll ride with the ambulance to the hospital and call you as soon as I can."

Evangeline was heading out when

Celina called out to her, "No way, Ms.

Evangeline! You're in too much

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caught you yet, and she won't rest until she does! Plus, you've got your own situation to think about.

"Maybe I should be the one to go."

Celina's eyes flickered across Evangeline's pregnant belly before she tried to stand, only to be gently pushed back down by Evangeline.

"You need to rest and recover, not

around. I'll handle this

go ruulia is plotting something,

Even if

she could not have set up a trap this quickly. Do not worry!

"If we wait any longer, David's fever might fry his brain!"

Celina tried to protest, but Evangeline's words stopped her in her tracks. "I've got David. Just relax. And could you fill in my grandfather for me?"

Cole had a soft spot for girls. His only daughter, Yessica, had passed away too soon because of Andrew. When Evangeline came back to the Foster family, she was showered with love.

Celina, the latecomer orphan, had won Cole's heart over time, just like a real granddaughter.

Evangeline, despite her baby bump, was determined to head to the hospital. It took Celina's assurance to convince Cole to drop his objections.

The Fosters' household staff hustled David into the car, while Evangeline, for the sake of her pregnancy, climbed into another.

Down the broad streets, the two cars raced towards the hospital, one tailing the other.

All eyes were on David's condition.

Yet, unnoticed by all, a black van slipped into pursuit just as the Fosters' car rolled out from the family estate.

Around a bend, the van burst forth, tailed by a pack of street racers.