Chapter 845

"Where is the jewelry I told you to bring? You say you like me, but when we were together, you never once gave me flowers or whispered a single sweet nothing in my ear. A man as unromantic as you what woman could possibly love you? And her-she's just as clueless about love, marrying you after only a month, without even knowing what kind of person you are. In my eyes, you're just a cold, ruthless man who doesn't understand romance. No normal woman would give you a second look."

Patti Yale stared at Hawthorne, her teeth clenched. "So stop talking about giving me this or that. Tell your wife to shut up, then turn your back to me and walk into the sea."

Gwyneth watched in horror as Hawthorne turned around in front of her. Her tears were nearly gone, her voice hoarse from crying. "Hawthorne, don't do it! I'm begging you, don't go into the sea!"

Besides the ropes on his hands and feet, a large stone was now tied to Hawthorne's waist.

Patti glared in Gwyneth's direction and snarled, "Shut your mouth! Say one more word, and I'll blow his head off right now!"

From somewhere, Patti had produced a gun and was pressing it to Hawthorne's head. If she pulled the trigger, he would die instantly in front of them. Gwyneth fell silent.

Patti pressed the muzzle against Hawthorne's temple. "Mr. Everhart, aren't you so powerful and capable? Then die for me. As soon as you're dead, I'll release your wife and the children in her belly. I know your wife is the heiress of the Langford family from Starfall City; I wouldn't dare touch her. But you must die today. If you don't, then we'll all perish together. No one gets out alive. Your wife and children's lives are in your hands. Think carefully."

Hawthorne offered no rebuttal, no resistance. He just looked at Patti. "Remember your promise."

With that, he walked unhesitatingly into the sea, ignoring Gwyneth's desperate cries behind him. The water rose from his ankles to his knees, his waist, and finally his neck. Wave after wave crashed over him, submerging his head.

"Hawthorne, come back! Come back! I'm carrying your children! If you die, what will we do?"

Patti watched Hawthorne disappear beneath the waves, then threw her head back and laughed like a madwoman. She turned and aimed the gun at Gwyneth, her eyes bloodshot, her lips twisted in a savage grin.

"Gwyneth, do you know that you deserve to die too? If you hadn't shown up, Hawthorne would have married me. We had a connection, after all. But men are the cruelest creatures on this earth. Did he marry you because he truly loves you Didn't he want revenge against your father? Or maybe his Everhart family needed your Langford family's resources? I don't believe it for a second.

"But it's all over now. So, do you really think I'm going to let you go? You saw what I did to your husband. If I let you go, you'd just use your family's power to get revenge on me."

After speaking, Patti signaled one of her bodyguards, who untied the ropes binding Gwyneth. "Today, I want to see just how deep your love for each other runs. So many lovers who couldn't be together chose to die for love. I imagine you'd want to do the same, wouldn't you? Watching the man you love die for you... Gwyneth, don't you want to join him? Do you really want to stay alone in this lonely world, suffering? You're carrying his children, and now their father is gone. Are you going to let them live as orphans, struggling to survive?"

Patti's words were like poison, each one striking a blow to Gwyneth's heart.

"I'm guessing you don't know how to tie a sailor's knot yourself. Don't worry, someone can help you."

With a single look from Patti, her men tied Gwyneth up, using the same knots on her hands and feet. "I think if you walk slowly to the shore and then into the water, you'll be too late to be reunited with Hawthorne. Why don't I have someone give you a little push?"

Patti poured another glass from a new bottle of wine, sipping it as she enjoyed the spectacle of her men shoving Gwyneth into the sea. Just as she had wished, Gwyneth didn't struggle as she was pushed into the water. Her hands and feet were bound, and when the waves crashed over her, seawater flooded her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.