The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge novel Chapter 719

Leonie could already picture the look on that guy’s face when he learned her aunt had returned to Starfall City to marry her uncle. The thought alone made her grin with anticipation.

This was the second time Gwyneth and Hawthorne had come to see McNeil together; the first had been after their engagement. Now, their wedding was just around the corner. Time had flown, yet for Gwyneth, it felt like an entire century had passed. They walked hand in hand to McNeil’s bedside. Gwyneth gazed down at her father, her heart aching with a grief so deep it felt bottomless. The doctors said he would never wake up, but he was still alive, his heart still beating. Why couldn’t he wake up, just once more, so their family could be whole again? Tears filled her eyes. Why was life so unfair? Her mother had endured so much—why did good people never seem to get a happy ending?

“Maybe after we get married, your grandfather’s condition will improve,” Hawthorne said softly. “As for your father… try not to dwell on it too much.”

He looked at McNeil, lying still and unresponsive in the bed. This, he thought, was the price the man had to pay for his past actions. Seeing him like this, devoid of life, Hawthorne felt no sympathy. At least he was still breathing. At least his family could still see him. The same could not be said for Hawthorne’s own family, who would never be reunited with their loved ones again.

But no words of comfort from Hawthorne could ease the weight in Gwyneth’s heart. “Our wedding isn’t real,” she said flatly. “It won’t change anything.”

Hawthorne didn’t take her dismissive tone to heart, but he felt compelled to explain. “Whether you believe me or not, there is nothing going on between Patti Yale and me. It’s all a misunderstanding.”

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