Evangeline gave Finn a quick rundown of the situation.
Her messy history with the Whitmores was already the talk of Serenity City—anyone curious enough could have looked it up, and she never intended to hide it from him.
Still, after spending some time with Finn, she’d gotten a pretty good read on him.
He was refined and elegant, but sharp-tongued.
Finn enjoyed getting under people’s skin, and he especially liked watching them at a loss for words when he did.
Sure enough, as soon as she finished explaining, Finn agreed without a moment’s hesitation.
They set a time to go together, and then Evangeline headed back to the office.
“Evangeline took Finn to meet the Whitmores?”
Evening light slanted through the study at Fawkes Manor.
Soren slammed his hand on the desk and shot to his feet. “Are you sure you saw them clearly?”
Gregory nodded, sliding a set of photos across the table.
In the photos, Evangeline’s car was unmistakably parked outside the Whitmore estate. He’d just had someone get it serviced a few days ago, so there was no way he was mistaken.
And the two people walking side by side through the Whitmore’s front gates? No doubt about it—Evangeline and Finn.
Soren pinched the corner of a photo, eyes fixed on the two figures’ retreating backs. His gaze grew cold and distant, a familiar ache blooming in his chest.
That hollow feeling was back, gnawing away at him.
His heart actually hurt, just a little.
He’d regretted his outburst the last time he stormed off.
Maybe he really had gone too far.
Later, he’d sent her a message to apologize, but Evangeline hadn’t replied. Not even once.
At first, he’d convinced himself she was just too busy to answer.
But now…
Turns out she was busy introducing her new boyfriend to her family.
Soren’s grip on the photograph tightened, knuckles whitening.
His voice was rough as he glanced at Gregory. “Did you take care of what I asked you to do?”
“Mr. Fawkes, I’ve already spoken with Miss Whitmore,” Gregory said quickly.
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