The Perfect Wife's Perfect Revenge novel Chapter 806

“What did you do to provoke Mrs. Everhart?”

Patti was speechless for a moment.

“What could we have done? I have no idea how she found out, but James dropped me off at the hotel yesterday, and suddenly she knew. It’s all so strange. We had just arrived when his wife showed up and started beating me without a word of explanation. Look at my face! It’s all red and swollen. How am I supposed to be seen in public like this?”

Hawthorne gave her a cursory glance. “Same as last time. Get an anti-inflammatory shot, take some medication for a while, and you’ll be fine. James has secured the project now, so we don’t need you for the time being. Whether you two see each other is your own business.”

His words were a final, crushing blow. What was he implying? That since she was no longer useful, he was just going to abandon her?

Patti grew frantic.

“Hawthorne, you know I wouldn’t have done any of this if it wasn’t for you. I have feelings for you. You can’t just cast me aside.”

The look in Hawthorne’s eyes terrified her, and she instinctively took several steps back.

“Are these the same ‘feelings’ you had when you came to me, already pregnant with James’s child, scheming with him to have me take the fall? And when the whole thing blew up, you switched sides, turning on him to help me. In the end, you were just looking out for yourself. I can't blame you for that, it’s only natural. But don’t you think it’s laughable to talk to me about feelings?”

Patti couldn’t believe how quickly he’d turned on her.

“If it weren’t for our past, I never would have helped you, don’t you know that? I was hoping that after all this was over, you’d give me a clear answer. How are you going to take care of me? I can’t go out in public with this baby bump. Everyone thinks I’m your girlfriend, so they’ll naturally assume the child is yours. Now that I’ve helped you bring down James, you owe me something. What’s in it for me?”

Patti decided to drop the act. It was time to put all their cards on the table.

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