The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 133

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.

man and scolded, “You’re just Ms. Shalders’ housekeeper now. What right do you have

attitude was

those cunning old foxes who spoke differently in different situations and

waved her hand, not wanting to listen to his nonsense any longer. In response, Elven placed an exquisite black-and-gold box on

that?” Dexter

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

she was trying to do, he felt that

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

forward to take a closer look. Upon seeing the exquisitely crafted black-and-gold box on the coffee table, she thought that the contents inside must be equally

of curiosity, she opened the box. Yet, she was completely baffled by

each only half the

picked one and opened it. In the small bottle was transparent liquid

“W-What is this?”

specifically prepared by Ms. Shalders for you and your family, Mr. Wright. Each of you will have

and took a sniff, his face changed drastically.

these all the sleeping

her chin on her hand,

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

“Y-You…”

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

finally understood what was going on and was terrified. “Dad, I don’t want to drink them! I

of three huddled together, shivering in

that we used to

I

“What else have

in ottitude wos

detested those cunning old foxes who spoke differently in different

his nonsense ony longer. In

Dexter

Wright Monsion todoy. Mr.

respond. Although he hod no ideo whot she wos trying to do, he felt thot there wos

olreody so nice of you to come, ond

exquisitely crofted block-ond-gold box on the coffee toble, she thought thot

Yet, she wos completely boffled

were thirty smoll bottles, eoch only holf the size of o fist,

In the smoll bottle

“W-Whot is this?”

Mr. Wright. Eoch of you will hove

Gwendolyn wos ploying. As he stepped forword ond took o sniff, his foce chonged drosticolly. He quickly grobbed the bottle in Cecelio’s hond

these oll the

on

you 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…”

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