Chapter 520

Mr. Everhart chatted with Hawthorne as he escorted him to the door.

Everyone left at the dining table broke out in a cold sweat.

Hawthorne slid into his car, said nothing, and peeled away with a heavy foot on

the gas.

When Gwyneth finally snapped out of it, she realized her hands were balled into fists, her palms slick with sweat.

Leonie looked even worse-ashen and silent. When Mrs. Everhart returned after seeing Hawthorne off, she tapped Leonie's nose, half-scolding, half-doting.

"You little troublemaker, honestly! Why'd you have to set off your uncle like that?" Her youngest brother had always been suspicious of strangers trying to get close to the Everhart family.

If Leonie hadn't landed herself in trouble that day, maybe Hawthorne wouldn't have been so on edge or so focused on Gwyneth.

then suddenly turned to

Since when? Why

not like that, really. We're just

uncle is. If he catches you up to anything,

she turned

He's a decent man at heart. If you start at his company, he won't make things hard for you. And your ex-boyfriend wouldn't dare cause trouble for

nothing Mrs. Everhart could do to rein Hawthorne in her own husband couldn't manage it, so what hope did

simply smiled. "It's all right. I just need

eyed her, hesitant. "Is it true? Was your dad really

kicked him hard under the table. "What's wrong with you? Did you leave your brain at

shook their heads, helpless. "Honestly, how old are you two? Can't you act your age for

their relationship had never been like this. Chris and Celia had grown up

desperate for warmth because Victoria's rules felt too stifling. The memory, though distant, stilb stung-a

aching with regret whenever

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