The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 558

Hawthorne brought her a glass of milk. Gwyneth set her phone aside, eyes still wary.

"Relax, I'm not here to gloat," he said, voice steady but not unkind. "If you miss home so much, why don't you just go back?"

For someone who seemed so much more mature than Leonie, Gwyneth was strangely hesitant when it came to her family.

She looked away, blinking hard, like a little girl whose secret had just been discovered. Her eyes reddened almost instantly.

"No one ever told you it's rude to eavesdrop?" she snapped, mustering as much indignation as she could. She sounded more flustered than angry, like a kitten trying to bare its claws-full of bravado, but harmless in the end.

The embarrassment quickly outweighed her irritation. The words were barely out of her mouth before she regretted them.

If it hadn't been for Hawthorne yesterday, she'd probably have ended up alone with Bill Crawford-

"I'm sorry," Gwyneth blurted out, her voice softer now. "I shouldn't have spoken to you like that. And... thank you. For yesterday."

She watched as Hawthorne stepped inside, set the glass of milk down, and for a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Wasn't someone like Hawthorne supposed to be above these small acts of kindness? Yet here he was, bringing her milk, and she found herself oddly touched by it.

Was it too late to thank him properly now?

was sincere, but she hadn't expected him to tease her in return, leaving

go after that,

sweater, eyes darting away.

tensed, uncertain of his intention-until he gently tucked a stray lock

fingertips brushed her skin, just barely grazing the tip of her ear, sending a shiver down her spine. Hawthorne seemed just as startled, quickly withdrawing his

of awkward

and veered toward a safer subject. "Bill Crawford. You two

accidental touch, finding it hard to

her, he'd seemed

from his usual

could tear the world apart if

her words. But she'd already told Leonie the truth, and Bill's attitude in the restaurant

for a few months, but nothing ever happened between us. We broke up before, and I didn't expect to run into

thinking about it left her uneasy. After Hawthorne showed

was taken in

to put him behind bars

spend a couple of

that'll teach him