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

strand of hair behind her ear, covering her nerves with the

why she kept her calls brief, sharing only

you agree it's not safe for Gwyneth to be here by

at Leonie's hand on her arm. No wonder a

known each other for a few hours,

learned

man finally shot Leonie a look in the

stuck out her tongue and

"My family's in Starfall

Life moves too fast there for

be here long just clearing my head for

love the southern climate

Gwyneth had ever told the

year of dating, still thought she was just a broke recent

decent-turned out he was

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

heading toward the canal. Eventually, they pulled into a gated community with sprawling garden estates. It took another twenty minutes before the car

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

gently under the covered walkway, their glow softened by the drizzle and breeze.