The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 529

Gwyneth Langford studied the man before her and couldn't shake the feeling she'd been thoroughly duped.

He'd told her he had an apartment available—just a temporary place for her to stay.

But when she arrived, she discovered it was a sprawling mansion, the kind that was a world away from what she'd imagined. The estate stretched over a thousand square meters; even driving around took a while, and walking anywhere would be an exhausting ordeal.

"I'll be heading to the office in a bit. Feel free to explore on your own," Hawthorne Everhart said, checking his watch.

He had an important video call at four that afternoon. Originally, he'd planned to drop Gwyneth off at his apartment, but the thought made him uneasy. Only by keeping her under his own roof could he feel somewhat reassured.

"Alright," Gwyneth replied quickly.

That simple word blew away all her earlier discomfort.

She'd assumed that, after showing her the room, Hawthorne would practically drag her off to work with him. She never expected he'd just leave her alone in this enormous house. Now, with her grandmother's painting hanging right there-and Hawthorne gone-she could wander wherever she liked, guilt-free.

Maybe she'd even find something else her grandmother had left behind.

pleased with her obedient response. He told her to call

moment his taillights disappeared at the gate,

Ha!

yet somehow careless enough to leave her here by herself. Did he really think the housekeeper would keep as close an eye on her as

corners, but there was no sign

around one last time. The

if that's how it's going to be, she

for a long while. The longer she

Hawthorne sat at a red light, glanced at his phone, and pulled up the security cameras at the house. He

of the watercolor painting she'd asked about earlier, gazing at it intently, her expression

Did she really like that painting so much? If she had some hidden agenda

him, jolting him back to reality. He set his phone aside

time she managed to get herself lost, a staff member would magically appear

unnerving her, this only emboldened her further.

fed the koi in the pond. Bored at