The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge novel Chapter 599

After accepting the gift, Leonie couldn’t hide her envy. By the time the two of them made it back to the villa, it was already past midnight.

Once she’d showered, Gwyneth snuggled under the covers first. When Hawthorne came out of the bathroom and saw her still wide awake, he was a little surprised.

Earlier, when he’d left the room, she’d already fallen asleep—or at least he’d thought she had. Turns out, she really had drifted off.

“Still awake?” he asked, towel-drying his hair as he slid into bed and pulled her into his arms.

“Yeah. Not—” Gwyneth instinctively nestled closer to him. In the quiet of the night, they lay there, wrapped up in each other’s warmth.

“I have to head to Echo City tomorrow,” Hawthorne said. “I’ll be tied up with meetings for a while. If you get bored, you should hang out with Leonie—she’s pretty much always free.”

He paused, thinking it over. “Just promise me you’ll stay away from anything risky. Other than that, you two can do whatever you want, go wherever you like.”

Gwyneth hadn’t realized he was leaving so soon. She looked up at him, already feeling a pang of reluctance at the thought of his absence.

“What’s in Echo City?” she asked quietly.

Her uncle lived in Echo City. She wondered if he and Hawthorne had ever crossed paths.

“There’s an important conference I need to attend in person,” he replied.

He would’ve given anything to spend every day and night by her side, but with the Everhart family’s affairs still requiring his attention, he couldn’t hand things off just yet.

“My uncle lives there too. Stein Campbell—have you ever heard of him?”

Hawthorne’s arm tightened around her as he gave a noncommittal “Mm.” Gwyneth immediately sat up, eyes wide. “Wait—you actually know him?”

“Mr. Campbell’s the kind of man everyone in the capital is eager to win over. He’s your uncle?”

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