Chapter 539

The premise was simple: leave, once she'd secured her grandmother's painting.

"Well then, we'll be heading out first."

Everyone took a moment to say their goodbyes to her.

"I suppose Mr. Everhart's been keeping a close eye on her."

"Yeah, I heard Hans picked her up from the office yesterday. Someone saw her get into Mr. Everhart's car."

"Seems like Mr. Everhart is serious this time."

"So what about Miss Yvette? She's been waiting around for Mr. Everhart for years."

The voices faded into the distance. Yvette, overhearing them by accident, felt her cheeks flush with anger.

Gwyneth had only been here two days, and already the whole company was buzzing about her being Hawthorne's woman. What did that make Yvette's years of dedication? Now everyone was just waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

Hans arrived to pick up Gwyneth, just as he had the day before.

"Hans, could you let Mr. Everhart know I'm having dinner with Leonie tonight? I won't be heading back with him for now."

softened into a gentle

me know and I'll take you. He has a dinner engagement this evening and won't be coming home

relief. Hans, for his part, took it as a sign of a doting girlfriend. Miss Langford seemed so petite and sweet-no wonder Mr. Everhart had chosen her. Miss Yvette was far too serious, a workaholic through and through. Hans decided, when the time came, he'd want a girlfriend like

you drop me at the Everhart

been ignoring Leonie's messages all day,

on my way

two days, but to Leonie it

I'll change and

back down, excitement written all over her face. Mrs.

a little kid.

tumbled down the stairs, giving Mrs. Everhart

coming to dinner with me,

Gwyn, elegant and lovely, Mrs. Everhart's eyes crinkled with a

any decent friends, but finally, you've found a good one. You'd do well to

she ruffled Leonie's hair with a fondness only a mother could give. "Of course, you'll always be the

already! I'm twenty, not

voice carried the warmth of a

Everhart home, she caught sight of the mother and daughter together Leonie snuggling

laughing and

The

tugged at something deep

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