Chapter 534

"Oh."

Her surprisingly meek reply made Hawthorne Everhart glance at her again. Something was definitely off with this girl.

She was being so obedient, it felt unnatural-especially coming from someone with such a sharp tongue. Since when did she get so quiet?

He frowned out of habit. Did she want something from him? That was the only explanation he could think of for her sudden docility.

Gwyneth Langford set down her fork and knife without protest, though there was still food left on her plate. She just couldn't eat anymore.

She seized the excuse to go upstairs and change, needing a moment to calm her racing thoughts.

Honestly, with so many young, handsome men out there, why on earth was she blushing over Hawthorne? The man was well into his thirties!

Maybe it was because she hadn't been close to any man since she broke up with Bill Crawford. Gwyneth wondered if she'd been single for so long that even a boar in a suit would start to look appealing.

Downstairs, Hawthorne sneezed in the dining room.

Gwyneth pictured Hawthorne alongside the word "boar" in her mind and almost laughed the image couldn't be further from the truth.

away and quickly changed into her work

She hurried outside, and the butler spotted her, immediately opening the

snapping out

in. We're going to be

"Oh. Okay."

into the passenger seat, feeling oddly out of

Hawthorne always drive himself to work? She'd always assumed people like him-people like her

wondered if she should ask Hawthorne to let her out a little earlier so her coworkers

Everhart might be dating. Some nosy colleagues had even

dare gossip about the boss. But here in Greenvale, the

me off at the entrance?" she asked,

was trying to look out for him, really. She'd even heard his girlfriend worked at

"Why?" Hawthorne shot back.

mouth, but no

was no way he hadn't heard

want to bring it up

that, was now trying to seduce

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