The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 592

Hawthorne frowned the moment he heard her call him "Uncle."

"Still calling me 'Uncle'? Do I look that old to you?"

No man likes being reminded of his age by the woman he loves, and Hawthorne was no exception. Gwyneth was about the same age as Leonie, so calling him "Uncle" made sense before, but now that they were married, it just felt wrong.

Out in the world, his age was considered prime-desirable, even. Yet every time Gwyneth called him "Uncle," it felt like there was a whole generation between them.

Gwyneth's cheeks flushed pink, and she suddenly didn't know what to say.

Hawthorne reached out, gently lifting her chin. He gazed at her intently for a long moment before speaking. "Call me 'darling.""

Gwyneth hesitated, struggling for a second, but finally managed to say it.

"Darling-"

A satisfied smile spread across Hawthorne's face. He coaxed her, "Say it again. A few more times."

By now, Gwyneth's face was scarlet. She quickly changed the subject. "When did you get back? You didn't even tell me."

she was embarrassed and decided not

it wouldn't

she thought. She'd assumed he'd be away for much longer. Apart from herself, nobody knew Hawthorne kept in touch with her every day. To everyone else, he had

never really approved of Hawthorne in the first place; with him gone for so long,

thought made Gwyneth want to laugh. Did her family really think she was incapable of holding onto

he'd been hiding: a collectible figurine from

Don't

doll he handed her, unsure

was hard to say whether she liked it

"I like it. I like anything you give

Hawthorne said. "Girls are fighting over them, and they're selling out everywhere, so I got

Frankly, just looking at it made

done after getting back to Greenvale was visit the Everhart family and announce his marriage to Gwyneth. They'd be throwing a reception at the end of

Mrs. Everhart had been utterly stunned by the news, and Leonie

Everhart was just

a lifelong bachelor only to find out he'd run off with

put you up to this,

Gwyneth suddenly remembered that