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.

and quickly changed into

came back down, Hawthorne's car was already running in the driveway. She

snapping out of it when Hawthorne called

going to be

"Oh. Okay."

into the passenger seat, feeling oddly

She'd always assumed people like him-people like her own dad-had drivers. In fact, she'd only ever seen his car with a chauffeur

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

the office that she and Mr. Everhart might be dating. Some nosy colleagues had even tried to pry details out of

gossip about the boss. But

at the entrance?" she asked,

him, really. She'd even heard his girlfriend worked at the company,

"Why?" Hawthorne shot back.

her mouth, but no words

he hadn't

to bring it up herself-he

that, was now trying to seduce

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