Chapter 659

Chapter 659

Still, she understood what it meant to be reserved.

"I don't want this. I want you to stay with me."

Hawthorne gently pulled her hand away and pressed the card into her palm.

"Be good. I have work to do this isn't exactly college break anymore. I'll come see you when I have some free time."

As he handed her the card, he added offhandedly, "There's two million dollars on it. Buy whatever you want."

Patti Yale's knees nearly gave out.

Two million?

Not even the Yale family had ever been so generous with her. A lot of her father's wealth was hidden away in questionable places, and as a politician's daughter, she'd always been wary of wearing fine jewelry-afraid of what people might say. Later, when she went abroad, she tried to show off a little, only to realize that her family's money barely registered among the truly wealthy there.

And now Hawthorne handed her two million like it was nothing, telling her to spend as she pleased.

as she struggled to keep her composure, her hand

leave, a smirk played at the corner of his lips,

had actually asked

Marry her?

slid into the car, shoulders shaking with silent laughter-so

the driver's seat,

Are

Just drive to the

Absurd. Completely absurd.

laughing for a solid ten minutes before

Everhart, I just found

Miss Yale," Hans finally ventured, having hesitated earlier because Hawthorne had seemed to

"Hm?"

thing in the morning wasn't

came back, Miss Yale met with someone. They're

sitting in the back seat, slipped a cigarette between his lips and struck a lighter, the flame illuminating his face as he leaned in

"Go on."

of tobacco quickly filled the car. Hans shifted uncomfortably-this was the first time he'd seen Mr.

likely approached you

ever, but at those words,

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