Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 580

"Con, tell me, when have | ever not stepped aside for you? Anything you wanted, | never even laid a finger

on it!" Evangeline tried to talk sense into Julia, keeping her voice as even as possible. "Besides, it's always been

you who's taken more from me, hasn't it?" However, the moment she said that, Julia's eyes lit up like a spark had

ignited within them, shining with an intense fire. "I took what's yours? Evangeline, don't you get it? All those

things were meant to be mine from the start, none of it was ever yours!"

It was like she was echoing her mother, Lydia. "If it weren't for you and your mother, how would | have ended up

the secret butt of jokes, the so-called ‘illegitimate’ kid everyone sneered at for years? And if it weren't for you,

wouldn't | have picked up my beloved violin way sooner?" It was downright maddening!

Evangeline's hands balled into tight fists as she shot back, "Did you ever stop to think that if it weren't for you

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and your mom, the three of us could still be living happily together? You talk about being laughed at, but what

about me? | was just a kid when | lost my real mom, and now I've lost my dad too..." The memories rushed past

like scenes from an old movie, with her dad's dying wishes still ringing in her ears.

Too bad he only thought of the protection Evangeline had from the Fosters, never imagining then it would be Julia

tying him up, leaving him defenseless.

"You dare to bring that up? Evangeline, don't you feel a twinge of guilt when you talk about Dad? You were the

one who sent him to court, and now you want to play the heartbroken daughter?

"You're the reason my parents are gone, and now you show up pretending to care? Evangeline, I've got to hand it

to you-you really surprised me!" Julia spat out the words with venom.

"Do you have any idea what it's like? Since my parents died, I've been haunted by nightmares every night see

them, drenched in blood, screaming forto get revenge. Can you even grasp how much I've suffered?"

Was Julia really pinning the blfor Andrew and Lydia's deaths on Evangeline just because she was in so much

pain? That made no sense.

Evangeline was stunned. She had always thought Julia, despite Lydia's less-than-stellar parenting, could still

think for herself. Alas, it was clear that Julia had been faking all along, and this bitter, vengeful person was the

real deal.

"Andrew and Lydia dug their own graves. They poisoned my mother, and they got what they deserved. How is

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any of that my fault?

"And another thing, Julia-do you really miss your parents as much as you say you do?

"If you did, why didn't you cwhen he begged you to see him one last time? Why did you ignore his calls?"

The memory of Andrew's anguished face when he spoke of Julia's refusal to ctwisted Evangeline's heart in

knots. Why did she long for her father's love when he only ever had eyes for Julia? Maybe that was just how life

went. The things she wanted the most were always just beyond her reach.

"I have my reasons," Julia said with a sneer, her eyes glinting with icy disdain.

"Besides, you're the one who

dragged them into court. What good would it do if | showed up? To wrap my arms around my parents, who adore

me, and sob my heart out? Why make us all miserable together?"