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.

tongue, then suddenly turned to stare

you seeing someone? Since when? Why didn't

like that,

exactly how your uncle is. If he catches

turned

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

couldn't manage it, so what

"It's all right.

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

kicked him hard under the table. "What's wrong with you?

else. Mr. and Mrs. Everhart shook their heads, helpless. "Honestly, how old are you two? Can't you

couldn't help but think of Chris and Celia-her own younger brother and sister. But their relationship had never been like this. Chris and Celia had grown up under a strict schedule, and though Victoria's parenting

desperate for warmth

regret whenever she

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