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.

she struggled to keep her composure, her hand trembled

turned to leave, a smirk played at the corner of his

actually asked if he'd

Marry her?

slid into the car, shoulders shaking

driver's

Everhart? Are

fine. Just drive to the

Absurd. Completely absurd.

a solid ten minutes before he finally

Everhart, I

Miss Yale," Hans finally ventured, having hesitated earlier because Hawthorne had seemed to treat Patti quite well and he wasn't

"Hm?"

relief first thing in the

with someone. They're apparently

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

"Go on."

uncomfortably-this was the

likely approached you with an

change, his gaze remaining as cold as ever, but at those words, a dangerous glint

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