The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

Chapter 594

"And you?"

Hawthorne grinned. "Of course, I rushed back just to see you. Tomorrow, I want to take you to Greenvale. My brother and sister-in-law are eager to meet you."

He didn't mention that Mr. and Mrs. Everhart actually had something to tell her, or that they were planning to give her gifts-especially Leonie, who was practically beside herself with excitement.

Gwyneth hesitated. "I haven't told Mom and the others yet."

Hawthorne looked at her and asked, "What if I hadn't come back?"

The Langford family would probably be worried sick by now.

Gwyneth wasn't about to say that out loud. Instead, she shot back, "Would you really not come?"

Hawthorne ruffled her hair with fond affection. "No chance. After all the trouble I went through with the engagement gifts, I'm not about to let that go to waste." Gwyneth's heart warmed for half a second before indignation bubbled up in her chest.

"So it's not me you're attached to, just the gifts? Fine, take them all back—I don't care."

tell if he was joking or not, and the uncertainty just made

to hold it in. When Gwyneth looked up and realized he was barely

"What's so funny?"

a few gifts can win

conversation was going perfectly well-Hawthorne seemed perfectly normal-until he looked at her with that mischievous glint, like

about telling them, I'll go with

subject so quickly it saved Gwyneth from her

cut him off quickly. "I'll handle it. Mom and the

Hawthorne hadn't come back, Chris, Celia, and even

themselves—or dragged Hawthorne back to Starfall

should get some rest.. want to leave early tomorrow flying to Greenvale will take three hours, even by private jet. And there'll be a lot to do once

was still a bundle of nerves when she went to her

the shower, the sound of

out for half an hour. By the time he did,

f.ne

After traveling thousands of miles and spending all this time talking with her, he'd hoped maybe they'd grow a little closer. Sighing, he slipped under the covers and gently pulled her into his arms. Gwyneth instinctively nuzzled closer, then wrapped her arms around his waist