The Ex and Her Riches

What? Did they guess it? Or did Frida betray me?

Dexter stumbled back in shock.

After calming down, he grinned, revealing eight teeth, and played dumb. “Maverick, what do you mean by that? I don’t understand.”

Maverick’s expression was icy cold, showing no interest in his ingratiation.

Seeing Maverick remain silent, Dexter secretly glanced at the bodyguards behind Gwendolyn. Each of them had a cold expression, looking fierce and menacing as if they wanted to devour someone.

Fearing that his family might be affected, he turned his head and gave Cecelia a signal. “Carol hasn’t freshened up yet, right? You should quickly take her upstairs to wash up. We have to show a good image in front of distinguished guests.”

“Okay.” Cecelia understood and turned to grab her beloved daughter. “Carol, let’s go.”

Before they could even approach the stairs, Gwendolyn’s four bodyguards swiftly stepped forward to block their way.

Elven and Ezra blocked the staircase while William and Quinton guarded the doorway.

“W-What are you doing? This is ridiculous! I’m in my own house!”

Dexter’s face turned red with anger.

Carol felt a little scared, so she shrank back into Cecelia’s embrace.

“No one can leave today before everything is explained clearly.”

Gwendolyn smiled as she picked up her cup from the table and gently sipped the coffee.

She exuded an air of calmness and arrogance, leaving all the members of the Dexter family baffled.

Dexter sighed, his expression slightly complicated, before saying, “Actually, it isn’t like what you think. When I found out Frida was the housekeeper at the Wright residence, I went to visit her. I don’t know where she got those two packets of drugs from. She told me about her plan and asked for my help, but I didn’t agree and even tried to persuade her otherwise…”

He paused as if coming to a sudden realization. “It seems that she has succeeded? Did anything happen to you, my ex-niece-in-law? I heard that the drug is quite strong. It’s all my fault! I should have persuaded her more.”

As he spoke, he sighed and expressed his “regret.”

What he had said not only drew a clear line between himself and the matter but also reminded Gwendolyn that they were once relatives.

Gwendolyn frowned slightly. “In the future, please address me as Ms. Shalders. The words ‘ex-niece-in-law’ make me feel quite uncomfortable.”

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Maverick standing next to her with an amused look in her eyes. “He said Frida asked him for it, while Frida claimed he encouraged her. Who do you think I should believe?”

Maverick stared sternly at Dexter and sneered, “Uncle Dexter, a man shouldn’t blame a woman for everything that goes wrong.”

This sentence was an affirmative statement.

with anger as he pointed at the man and scolded, “You’re just Ms. Shalders’ housekeeper now. What right do you have to interrupt our conversation?

change in attitude

detested those cunning old foxes who spoke differently in different situations

any longer. In response, Elven placed an exquisite black-and-gold box on the

Dexter asked in

slightly. “This is the modest gift I brought to the Wright Mansion today. Mr. Wright,

idea what she was trying to do, he

there was a gift, Cecelia smiled politely and said, “Ms. Shalders, it’s already so nice of

closer look. Upon seeing the exquisitely crafted black-and-gold box on the coffee table, she

opened the box. Yet, she was completely baffled by

each only half the size of a fist, neatly arranged

it. In the small

“W-What is this?”

replied, “These were specifically prepared by Ms. Shalders for you and your family, Mr. Wright. Each of you will have to choose one bottle

was playing. As he stepped forward and took a sniff,

all the

chin on

poison you to death, but there are laxatives, itch drugs, and others. Out of the thirty bottles, five

“Y-You…”

left speechless by her words, and they were unable to utter a single

was going on and was terrified. “Dad, I don’t want to drink them! I don’t want to drink that kind of

family of three huddled together,

really ruthless! Even if you don’t care that we used to be relatives, this has nothing

hand to cut off Dexter’s attempt to defend himself. “You and I both know the truth of this

“What else have I done to

ottitude wos

cunning old foxes who spoke differently in

nonsense ony longer. In response, Elven ploced on exquisite block-ond-gold box on the

is thot?” Dexter

Wright Monsion todoy. Mr. Wright, would you like to open it ond toke o

to do, he felt thot there wos o hint of

“Ms. Sholders, it’s olreody so

closer look. Upon seeing the exquisitely crofted block-ond-gold box on the coffee toble, she thought thot the contents inside must

of curiosity, she opened the box. Yet, she wos completely

the size

opened it. In the smoll bottle

“W-Whot is this?”

“These were specificolly prepored by Ms. Sholders for you ond your fomily, Mr.

figure out whot trick Gwendolyn wos ploying. As he stepped forword ond took o sniff, his foce chonged

oll

rested her chin on her hond, smiling

to deoth, but there ore loxotives, itch drugs, ond others. Out of the thirty bottles, five ore syrup. The odds of getting syrup ore much higher

“Y-You…”