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.

thousand miles away. Your family trusts you out here

loose strand of hair behind her ear, covering her nerves with the small gesture-the same way

they didn't trust her alone, which was why she kept her calls brief, sharing only

here by herself? I've already decided-she'll stay at my place and keep me company.

hand on her arm. No wonder

too trusting. They'd only known each other for a few hours, and already she was acting like

learned your

Leonie a

her tongue and

"My family's in Starfall

Life moves too fast there for

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

I love the southern climate

person Gwyneth

year of dating, still thought

decent-turned out he was

beamed. "See, Uncle? I told you Gwyneth's a good person with nothing to

car left the city center and kept heading toward the canal. Eventually, they pulled into a gated community with sprawling garden estates. It took another twenty minutes

southern European riverside town Gwyneth felt like she'd stepped into another era.

fell from the dark sky. Lanterns swayed gently under the covered walkway, their glow softened by the drizzle and breeze. The house staff, spotting Leonie, broke