Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 234

Giselle stood at the kitchen window, watching through the glass as Mr. Wellington lounged in the living room, his heavy frame nearly swallowing the sofa. The look of disdain in her eyes was almost tangible.

After a moment, she moved to Hazel's side, speaking in a low voice. “Mom, is Dad really planning to hand Evangeline over to him?”

It wasn’t that she felt sorry for Evangeline. What truly worried her was the possibility that, if Evangeline ended up married to a man like that, and if anyone ever found out about her own connection to Evangeline, it would be a stain on her reputation as well.

Hazel was humming as she sliced fruit, clearly in a cheerful mood. “The Whitmores are only in this mess because of her. Victor’s revenge nearly ruined us. Now that she wants a divorce from Soren and Whitmore Industries is bleeding money, it’s only fair she’s the one to fix it.”

Of course, that was only part of the truth.

The real reason was that Mr. Wellington had named Evangeline specifically—if she didn’t marry him, he would never restore his company’s partnership with the Whitmores.

Last time, Mr. Wellington had blown up over Evangeline, cutting all ties with the Whitmores. Without his support, they lost millions overnight and were forced to siphon funds from a new project just to keep afloat.

But then, with the new project underfunded, it fell apart. Fawkes Enterprises’ massive investment went up in smoke.

Fortunately, Fawkes Enterprises was so large that they could shrug off the loss—but the Whitmores, stripped of their most powerful backer, had to start worrying about the future.

Not that any of this mattered to Hazel. That was Winston’s concern, not hers. As long as Winston left Giselle alone, Hazel had no intention of interfering.

After all, Evangeline wasn’t her real daughter—who she married was none of Hazel’s business.

Still, Giselle wasn’t satisfied. “But hasn’t she been spending a lot of time with Finn lately?”

Whatever faults Mr. Wellington might have, he was nothing compared to the Lockridges.

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