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."

expression softened into

know and I'll take you. He has a dinner engagement this

sweet-no wonder Mr. Everhart had chosen her. Miss Yvette was far too serious, a workaholic through and

me at the Everhart

been ignoring Leonie's messages all day, but now she called

way to

but to Leonie it felt like

change and wait

all over her face. Mrs. Everhart saw her bounding about and couldn't

act like a little kid. Can't you be a bit more

a step and tumbled down the stairs, giving Mrs. Everhart

dinner with me,

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

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

a mother could give. "Of course, you'll always be the best

enough already! I'm twenty,

voice carried the warmth

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

laughing and teasing

The

at something deep

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