The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 543

In the end, she ran.

The Everhart family-

Ha, the Everhart family only has two men worth mentioning. Hawthorne is rumored to be so uptight he practically lives like a monk, and that barely-out-of- high-school Layne supposedly already has a girlfriend.

The call just now was picked up by a woman, so Gwyneth definitely isn't tangled up with either of those Everhart men. That leaves only Leonie.

Leonie, the wild child everyone in their circle knows about—a total airhead,

famously naïve, the kind of girl who's spent so many years in her ivory tower she'll believe anything. But how long could she possibly shield Gwyneth?

Bill Crawford phoned his assistant.

"Find out how long Leonie and Gwyneth have known each other."

The assistant hurried off, and Bill let a sly smile play at his lips.

Gwyneth was hopelessly innocent. But honestly, he liked that-after years of indulging in life's rich banquets, who wouldn't crave something simple and fresh for a change? Bill was willing to bet she'd come running back to him within a week.

Gwyneth her

Didn't you already break up with

little clueless sometimes, but she wasn't stupid. Everyone in their social set had a reputation, and she knew enough about

Gwyneth said, her

than one woman

jerk like that the

men in their crowd: peacocks, posers, or heartbreakers, every

wonder so many of them

a partner like her father-someone who'd adored her mother and stayed faithful all their married life, spoiling her rotten and

them ate and chatted, barely noticing as the pot slowly emptied. Both felt

ate anything spicy, so her already-rosy lips were now even redder, a little swollen,

pay the bill first, and Gwyneth didn't bother

was as gentle and pleasant as ever. Leonie turned to look at him, and Hans noticed, smiling

puffed out. "I'm looking at you. Why are you

could flash that polite smile at anyone, but when it came to her, he always looked so

aback. Gwyneth glanced between the two of them, sensing Leonie was acting a little over

then it clicked-something was definitely

earnest "Miss Everhart, if I've

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