The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge

On this point, Hawthorne and Gwyneth were perfectly in sync. He preferred peace and quiet over crowds and chaos, and so did she.

If it weren't for worrying about hurting her mom and great-grandfather's feelings, Gwyneth honestly felt that just signing the marriage certificate would have been enough a wedding ceremony didn't really matter to her.

Hawthorne took his wife home, leaving Leonie and the Everharts behind with reluctant looks.

Stepping back into their place, Gwyneth was immediately struck by how familiar it felt. The apartment in Starfall City was practically identical to this one.

"Great-grandpa really put his heart into this," she couldn't help but think.

"I need to head to the office. You should rest at home," Hawthorne said, instructing someone to bring in their luggage. The butler greeted Gwyneth with a respectful, "Ma'am."

The title made her squirm a bit.

"I could go to the office, too. It gets awfully boring here alone," she said. What was she supposed to do—just stare at the walls and wait for him to come back every day?

go back to your old department. Your desk is

Gwyneth up. When she returned to the gaming department, everyone was stunned to see her. A few of her closer friends

time? Did the heiress drag you off to play

to family connections, which had

Gwyneth replied, glossing over the real reason. She had no intention of telling anyone at work about her marriage-it would only make things awkward. If she was following Hawthorne to Starfall City, she

everyone knowing she was married to the boss. She didn't want to become some kind of rare

lately-the boss has been MIA, too. He's a workaholic, practically lives here,

Gwyneth returned,

at the same time, and even rode in together

of vague excuses.

just as

his car a block away from the office. Before getting in, Gwyneth glanced around nervously, making sure

teased her, "Is being

go public? Did she plan to keep her status as Mrs. Everhart a