The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge novel Chapter 787

“I still can’t figure out what Hawthorne’s true intentions are toward Gwyneth. And that girl is so stubborn; she refuses to let us help with most things. From what I know, the two of them are living together, so I’m not sure what their situation is, and I don’t want to interfere rashly.”

Stein held a cigarette but didn’t light it. “From this woman’s confession, it doesn’t sound like anything physical ever happened between her and Hawthorne. It seems Hawthorne has a feud with a man named Jamesover there, and he’s using this woman to eliminate his biggest competitor in Greenvale.”

Victoria looked at him intently. “I don’t understand why he has to go through such a convoluted process. Stein, this man, James… who’s backing him?”

She knew her son-in-law was no pushover. For him to go to such lengths to deal with someone, that person must be formidable. Victoria was hoping there was a way to make this James disappear from Greenvale directly, to spare Gwyneth the ordeal. Her heart ached for her daughter.

For the first time, Stein looked genuinely troubled. “Jame’s family itself isn't much, but James’s father has connections in Echo City with people who outrank me. Hawthorne’s approach has its merits. This James fellow is a slippery character—he keeps a wife at home while having affairs all over town, and he’s so good at manipulating his own father that the old man won't even believe his own daughter. The man definitely has some skills.”

Victoria fell silent. If James’s backer was more powerful than her own brother, then Hawthorne’s indirect strategy was indeed necessary.

“This woman is the best opportunity Hawthorne has found so far. He’s likely planning to use her to create an opening, a way to lure James into a trap,” Stein analyzed, his logic sound. Victoria, of course, understood the ruthless nature of business.

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