Chapter 650

Chapter 650

Just as the rumors said, Yvette was stunned. It really was Gwyneth—the person she'd thought the least likely of all.

How could a girl who still looked like a college student possibly win Hawthorne's heart? Yvette seethed with indignation and disbelief.

"I promised my wife I'd take her to a movie tonight, so I'll leave you to your tea," Hawthorne said politely, glancing at the gift box lying abandoned on the floor. "Hans."

Hans stepped forward immediately.

"Since Miss Yvette isn't interested, let's take the gift with us," Hawthorne instructed.

Yvette swayed unsteadily, and her grandfather hurried to his feet, leaning on his cane, stooped and frail, respectfully seeing Hawthorne out the door.

Only after Hawthorne's car had disappeared from sight did her grandfather, trembling, shuffle back inside.

old man, clearly displeased. "Grandpa, why did you speak to Hawthorne like that? I

landed across her face. Her grandfather might have been old,

"Grandpa-!"

granddaughter like you. If it weren't for the fact your parents died young, I'd have sent you off to the countryside long ago. I should never have brought you back to raise myself-look at what you've become, so

as ever, retorted, "All I did was

laugh. "Do you even understand the meaning of 'aiming far above your station'? That's you, Yvette. The Everhart family's status now-how does it compare to ours? What makes you

told her to go find a mirror

us, though? Didn't our family and the Everharts used

the urge to slap her again. If he hadn't just swallowed his pride and bowed his head to Hawthorne,

fool. He plays his

Starfall City: Have you ever bothered to find out what the Langford family is like over there? The Everharts of Greenvale

left speechless, but still refused to

so plainly, though. At work she's completely unremarkable-how do we even know she's the Langfords' daughter? She doesn't look like the spoiled rich type, either. If she really were she could just flaunt it. Why would she put up with

was convinced her grandfather's analysis was off.

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