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

running in the driveway. She hurried outside,

hesitated for half a second, only snapping

in. We're going to be

"Oh. Okay."

the passenger seat, feeling oddly out of

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

let her out

office that she and Mr. Everhart might be dating. Some nosy colleagues

would ever dare gossip about the boss. But here

me off at the entrance?" she asked, glancing over at

heard his girlfriend worked at the company, and with the way people gossiped, who knew what stories they'd cook

"Why?" Hawthorne shot back.

opened her mouth, but no words

way he hadn't

it up herself-he might think she was cozying up

was now

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