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Sep 1, 2022 · Avery assimilates pretty quickly into the Hawthorne family, becoming close with Jameson and Grayson (a love triangle of sorts). As they all grow closer to each other, they solve more puzzles that the old man left behind, eventually discovering that Harry, the homeless man that Avery used to play chess with, is the long lost (presumed dead) son of Tobias Hawthorne, Toby Hawthorne.
Nash, Grayson, and Xander were all shocked when Eve showed up at Hawthorne House saying that her father, Toby, had been kidnapped and that he had told her to go to Avery if she ever needed help. Avery wondered if she could trust Eve, but Avery remembered how the Hawthorne brothers had taken her under their wings when she was named sole benefactor of their grandfather’s estate.
Avery’s assurances, no matter how well-intentioned, make the situation worse, because Grayson, Jameson, and Avery alike all know that Avery wasn’t always sure that Jameson would be her choice. With Grayson irrationally spiraling, the tension between the three has shifted from Grayson and Jameson fighting and Avery keeping the peace, to Jameson and Avery fighting while Jameson supports ...
Jameson had his point where everything wasn't a game to him during the timeline, and that made him balanced and likeable. He was cool and he was smart and he had his ways. He got along with Avery like a glove. But none of that showed in the 4th book, he was so one dimensional it hurt to read his chapters.
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Grayson Hawthorne Grayson was seemingly raised to be the Hawthorne heir, but in actuality was left $250,000 like the rest of his brothers. He graduated from Heights Country Day School last year. Grayson has deferred college for a year to learn the inner workings of the Hawthorne Foundation. Tobias assigned him to make a study of modes of charitable giving, with an eye to improving the foundation's.
Grayson encounters Avery for the first time in the office of her school‘s headmaster where he explains to her that she is needed for the reading of Tobias Hawthorne's will. After it is announced during the reading of the will that Avery is to inherit almost all of his wealth and assets, Gray becomes suspicious of her. He is determined to protect his family at all costs, as he has always done. Throughout his life, his grandfather instilled in him that one day everything would depend on him – t...
He finds out that his father is Sheffield Grayson, and that Sheffield blames Tobias for Collins death.
Grayson is extremely handsome and attractive. He has light blond hair, pale gray eyes that border on silver, and "features sharp enough to cut rocks."He is nineteen years old in but comes across as older. He wears perfectly tailored suits. Grayson has a low, rich voice that's measured and precise. It's pleasant to listen to. He has very toned and d...
Grayson is incredibly self-assured. Avery describes him as someone for whom "power was as much a fact of life as gravity. The world bends to the will of Grayson Hawthorne. What money couldn't buy him, those eyes probably did." He comes across as arrogant. Grayson is very serious, reserved, honorable and acts older than his age. As the family's heir...
Avery and Grayson meet when Grayson arrives at her high school to inform her that she is in his grandfather's will and must come with him to Hawthorne House. After Tobias's will is read, Grayson becomes hostile towards Avery because he believes she is a con-woman who manipulated his grandfather. He warns her several times to stay away from his family, and specifically from Jameson. Avery is immediately attracted to Grayson despite his rudeness and knowing that he is not for her. Her first imp...
Grayson and Emily used to date, but their relationship was complicated by the fact that Emily was also dating Jameson. Grayson took Emily cliff diving, which resulted in her death. Grayson is racked with guilt as a result. (After he sees Avery on the ground in the Hawthorne Legacy, he starts to hallucinate her voice for weeks.) After her death, Grayson tells Avery that Emily was everything, but he says it in a way that makes it seem like it isn't a compliment. Grayson comes to think that at l...
Grayson and Jameson have had a serious falling out. The tension between them is palpable and explosive. The reason for their fractured relationship is Emily Laughlin. The break down in their relationship is so severe, that their grandfather uses his will to enact a final puzzle and game designed to bring Grayson and Jameson back together. Grayson calls Jameson reckless, then Jameson risks himself further to prove the point. Xander describes Jameson and Grayson's relationship by recounting how...
One of the things Grayson learned and presumably mastered at his grandfather's behest is photography.He can have trouble sleeping, but when he does sleep, he sleeps "like the dead."According to Xander, Grayson has an incredible singing voice; going as far as comparing his singing skills to Frank Sinatra.Grayson knows how to play the violin quite well as well as speaking Latin.Eve eventually reveals her identity, and Avery learns the truth of Tobias’s involvement in William’s death. Meanwhile, Vincent kidnaps Grayson, raising the stakes further. To free Grayson, Avery must win a chess match—a “tournament” that Vincent sets up, pitting Avery against Toby and Eve. Avery wins and can leave with Grayson.
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Chapters 61 to 70 carry forward a central theme introduced early in the book, the dangers of secrecy. It’s clear that Tobias had many secrets he kept from even his closest family. Avery’s mother was also a secret keeper, with disastrous results: “Our longest-lasting game was called I Have A Secret.
