Chapter 657

Chapter 657

Once in his life, he had allowed himself to trust a woman completely, to believe every word she said. In the end, he realized he was nothing more than a background character in her little game. How ridiculous.

Patti Yale flinched at the harshness in his voice, the fear in her eyes making Hawthorne rein himself in a little.

"Hawthorne, I know I was wrong before. Please, forgive me—"

She clung to his hand, on the verge of tears.

The ice in Hawthorne's eyes hadn't thawed, but his tone softened.

"It's like you said—it's all in the past. Let's not bring it up again."

He looked at her. "So, you called me here for breakfast?"

Tears sparkled in Patti Yale's eyes, but when she saw he had no intention to blame her, her sorrow faded a little.

your favorites-I

the

beside the table, noticing the corner of a white receipt poking out. "You made

did. I got up at five to get everything ready. I woke up and

pounding heart. Hawthorne jerked his

only made

the same shy guy from years ago, huh?" she teased. "Don't tell me you're still a

replying in a

wasn't joking, and Patti Yale's confident

would stay faithful to her—after all,

delicious.

Patti Yale's flirtations. Talk like that, first thing

rarely ate breakfast at home-he'd only started because Gwyneth needed something to settle her stomach, so he'd asked the housekeeper

restaurant in Greenvale. But, you know,

with the proud air

other. Hawthorne took a slow sip of milk.

up her family, Patti

simply listened, silent

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