Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 33

Flora deliberately ignored Evangeline, chatting enthusiastically with Poppy instead. She fully expected Evangeline to come over with a gift for her, just like she always did.

Flora was already planning to toss the gift aside in front of Poppy, just to make it clear she had no interest in anything Evangeline offered.

But several minutes passed, and Evangeline still hadn't approached.

Unable to resist, Flora shot a sideways glance at her and was surprised to see Evangeline calmly sitting on the nearby couch as if nothing was happening.

Even more curious, Flora noticed that Evangeline was only holding a single gift bag this time.

No matter how she looked at it, it didn't seem like it was intended for her.

Flora frowned in confusion.

Maybe the gift was just really small this year? Had Evangeline slipped it into her pocket?

But that didn't make sense—her dress didn't even have any pockets.

Flora couldn't hold back any longer and called out, "Evangeline, where's my gift?"

Evangeline was caught off guard by the question. She hesitated for a moment before answering, "I didn't get you anything."

"You didn't?" Flora's temper flared instantly.

Sensing her irritation, Evangeline added, "You're usually not interested in the gifts I give you anyway. I figured even if I did bring something, you'd just throw it out."

The words hit their mark, and Flora's anger faded as quickly as it had come. That was exactly what she'd been planning to do.

Suddenly, Flora felt a pang of regret.

She realized she now sounded like she was begging Evangeline for a present.

Irritated by her own reaction, she blurted out, "Whether I throw it away or not is my business. Buying the gift is yours. My brother gives you plenty of money—since you don't have to live with the Fawkes family, are you just keeping all that cash for yourself?"

That used to be the accusation Evangeline dreaded the most.

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