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.

the ridiculous thoughts away and quickly

in the driveway. She hurried outside, and the

a second, only snapping out of

in. We're going

"Oh. Okay."

passenger seat, feeling

She'd always assumed people like him-people like her own dad-had drivers. In fact, she'd only

quietly wondered if she should ask Hawthorne to let her

office that she and Mr. Everhart might be

about the boss. But here

at the entrance?" she asked, glancing over at

for him, really. She'd even heard his girlfriend worked at the company, and with the way people gossiped, who knew what stories

"Why?" Hawthorne shot back.

mouth, but no words

was no way he

to bring it up herself-he might think she was cozying

was now trying

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