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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.
Avery arrives at Hawthorne House where she finds Libby baking cupcakes in the kitchen. Nash is with her, which Avery finds strange: “I wondered how long he’d been with her—why he’d been with her” (186). She remembers Alisa telling her that Nash has a savior complex and wonders if that’s at play now.
The terms of his will state that in order to claim her inheritance, Avery must go to Texas and live in the Hawthorne House for exactly one year. However, she must live alongside Tobias Hawthorne’s four grandsons: Xander, Jameson, Nash, and the apparent heir Grayson, who feels cheated over receiving none of his grandfather’s fortune.
May 7, 2024 · The chess clue leads Avery to Hawthorne House’s game room, where a diamond-encrusted chess set worth half a million dollars is kept. Using a jeweler’s loupe, Avery spies a hidden seam in the bottom of the black queen.
Nov 15, 2021 · Alisa Ortego, Avery’s lawyer, has a phone delivered to Maxine “Max” Liu, Avery’s BFF from Connecticut. Alisa advises Avery to confide in Max, not the Hawthorne brothers. Avery calls Max, and they reconnect. Later, Max surprises Avery by coming to stay at Hawthorne House.
Dec 3, 2020 · Avery has to live in Hawthorne House for one year in order to inherit, and she also can’t kick the Hawthorne family out. Avery gets a security detail led by Oren, and a whole law firm that is run by Alisa and her father.
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Thea introduces the topic in Chapter 24, not naming Emily but informing Avery that the last girl to spend time at Hawthorne House died. Although Avery brings Emily’s up to Jameson and Grayson, she doesn’t get any additional information beyond recognizing that the boys cared about Emily.