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Chapter 1022
Evangeline had delicate skin, so the slap had her face swelling at lightning speed. That aside, it even broke her skin.
Lifting her left hand, Anne slapped Evangeline hard on the other side of her face. The two slaps disheveled
Evangeline's hair, and she couldn't quite turn her head back right away.
Johanna watched that scene, her expression solemn and grim.
She had provoked Evangeline because she wanted to sow discord in her relationship with Zephyr. As long as the
latter were to make a move against her out of anger again, she would have the opportunity to escape.
Unexpectedly, Zephyr did exactly what she wanted and even had Anne slap Evangeline.
Evangeline is a member of the Sheraton family and his fiancee. Why did he avenge me instead of defending her?
She didn't believe that he did so out of love for her, but she couldn't fathom his motive either.
After Evangeline was slapped, Zephyr waved a hand, signaling for the bodyguards to take her away.
The bodyguards dragged her out of the house and stuffed her into a car before instructing the driver to send her
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The driver had just left the castle and was heading toward the city when a few on-coming cars switched lanes and
surrounded him.
When he spotted a tall man with blond hair and blue eyes getting out of one of the cars, he didn't dare make any
rash moves.
He recognized the man.
The man hurried over and opened the car door. As soon as his eyes fell on the unconscious Evangeline in the
backseat, his expression changed drastically.
“Evie...”
Only when Alston had brushed her hair away did he notice that her cheeks were red and swollen. On top of that,
splotches of blood marred them. He hastily carried her out of the car.
Right after he got into his car, Frank immediately closed the car door for him.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Alston carried Evangeline to the ward and had the best dermatologist come over to
treat her injuries.
Evangeline's skin was delicate. She started shrieking in pain once the salve came into contact with her injuries.
Clutching her hand, Alston brought it to his lips and dropped a kiss on it.
“Bear with it for a bit, Evie. You'll be fine after applying some salve.” He kissed her hand incessantly.
Evangeline was in such excruciating agony that she wept and shook her head, refusing to allow the doctor to apply
the salve on her. Having no other recourse, Alston could only lean over and gather her into his arms, holding her
head in place.
Evangeline had never been hit or slapped since young.
Her bloody cheeks were like a knife to Alston's heart, yet he could only kiss her on the forehead in consolation. “I'll
kill him. I'll definitely finish him off!”
The doctor spent half an hour applying salve on both sides of her cheeks. When he finished doing so, he left the
room.
Evangeline was drenched in sweat. Worried that it would drip into her injuries, Alston wiped the blood and sweat on
her face with a towel.
When Evangeline snapped out of her pain and gathered her wits about her, her gaze darkened no sooner had she
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmmade out the man beside her. She shoved him away forcefully.
"Get lost!”
Restraining her hands as she wanted to touch her face, Alston urged lowly, “The doctor applied some salve on your
face, Evie.
Don't touch it with your hands. I'll help you wipe your sweat away.”
“I told you to scram! Are you deaf?” Evangeline roared.
Still, Alston held her hands without dropping his hold on them. He stared at her face, his gaze menacing. “He got
physical with you, did he? I'll kill him!”
However, Evangeline merely demanded icily, “You were the one who arranged for those assassins to go into the
forest, weren't you?”
“Yes,” Alston admitted. It was the first time Zephyr had brought so few men out, and he even went to such a
remote place. Alston naturally couldn't miss such a golden opportunity.
“Who told you to make a move against him? Are you trying to get me killed and the Sheraton family ruined?”
Evangeline snarled through gritted teeth.
Alston's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice tinged with a hint of torment as he said, “Evie, I can't just watch as you
marry Osborn. The mere thought of you both together makes me crazy and want to kill someone. I love you, Evie. I
really love you.” He pulled her into his arms, mindful of her injured face. “I'll have someone send you to Mapleton.
Just stay there. I'll settle everything here, killing Osborn Carlo and bringing the mafia together.”
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