The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 514

She rushed to explain to Gwyneth, and Gwyneth quickly understood.

That was the creep from earlier that night who'd tried to assault Leonie.

"Uncle "

Leonie swallowed hard. The man sat in the front passenger seat, staring straight ahead.

"I-I promise I'll never go out with strangers again."

Leonie confessed before anyone could scold her.

The man stayed silent. Gwyneth, remembering the guy who'd been dumped into the other car, felt a chill run down her spine.

"Miss Langford, where are you from?"

The man finally spoke, and Gwyneth's heart skipped a beat. Now it was her turn.

A stranger in an unfamiliar city, with no one to turn to-she couldn't exactly call for help and give herself away.

"Starfall City," she answered honestly.

For the first time, a flicker of something other than ice appeared on the man's face.

miles away. Your family

loose strand of hair behind her ear, covering

course they didn't trust her alone, which was why she kept her calls brief, sharing only good news and leaving out the

it's not safe for Gwyneth to be here by herself? I've already decided-she'll stay at

her

was too trusting. They'd only known each other for a

haven't learned

Leonie a look in the

out her tongue and

"My family's in Starfall

nothing fancy. Life moves

Greenvale. I won't be here long just clearing my head for a bit

I love the southern

man was the only person Gwyneth had

half a year of dating, still thought

he was decent-turned out he was

you Gwyneth's a good person with nothing

kept heading toward the canal. Eventually, they pulled into a gated community with sprawling garden estates.

were full of old-world charm, evoking the feel of a southern European riverside town Gwyneth felt like she'd stepped into another era. When the heavy front gates swung open, the weight of centuries seemed to settle around her,

walkway, their glow softened by the drizzle and