The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 570

"Don't get the wrong idea. Holding your hand doesn't feel any different to me than holding Leonie's."

Gwyneth managed a soft "oh," but her ears burned despite herself.

She and Hawthorne slid into the car her grandfather had sent. Outside, the city was coming alive with evening lights. Unlike the southern sprawl of Greenvale, Starfall City was a true metropolis; at night, the skyscrapers turned into glittering giants, their lights cutting through the darkness and turning midnight into something close to day.

As they left the city center for the suburbs, Hawthorne expected the road to dip into darkness, but the main avenue to the old house was lined with bright lamps. Strings of lights hung from the trees, so that from a distance, it felt as if they were driving into a sea of stars. The drive took just over half an hour.

When the car finally stopped at the gates, Gwyneth stepped into the yard, and childhood memories came flooding back.

She hadn't visited her great-grandfather's house in years-not since she went abroad. Since then, all their conversations had been over video calls, and it never felt the same.

"She's home! The young miss is home!"

A housekeeper opened the door to greet Gwyneth. The old mansion was decked out with festive streamers and garlands, bathed in warm light. Word had spread that the eldest sister was back; Celia and Chris, her younger siblings, hurried out at the commotion.

"Gwyn!"

the first to rush over, throwing her arms around Gwyneth in

had loved him since childhood, he held

Gwyneth, wiping her eyes. "You're always gone for so long. Can't you stay

busy with work, it was Gwyneth, still a child herself, who took care of her little brother and sister, always patient and attentive. Truth

said, cupping Celia's face, her voice full of gentle

one

suddenly understood why his

quickly. She radiated

that rare quality-standing quietly in the corner, she still managed to draw everyone's attention,

was exactly how Hawthorne had felt the first

her quiet magnetism had pulled him in before he

like with Leonie Everhart. Was