The Ex and Her Riches

While Samantha’s mother, Shirley Lane, leisurely walked down the stairs, Gwendolyn and her companions had already entered the garden. There were so many people that the entire courtyard was crowded.

Even though the bodyguard at the door wanted to stop them at first, he appeared so helpless and underpowered when faced with the overwhelmingly large crowd, and he could not stop them from entering at all.

Gwendolyn had someone bring over a lounge chair that was in the courtyard. Once it was placed in the center of the courtyard, she proceeded to sit on it, looking casual and laid back.

Meanwhile, Maverick went straight to the orange tree in the backyard of the Lane residence to pick some oranges, then stood quietly at the side as he peeled them for her.

That scene left Shirley dumbfounded as soon as she stepped out of the villa.

Still, with her years of experience being in charge of the Lane Group, both her composure and manners were excellent.

“What’s going on here, every—”

Before she could finish speaking, Shirley suddenly took notice of the orange in Maverick’s hand. She instantly went as white as a sheet while exclaiming, “Oh, no! Maverick, you clueless child! This is the Lane family’s Fruit of Prosperity. It is not to be touched!”

“Not to be touched, you say?”

Gwendolyn beamed charmingly at the older woman as her slender fingers reached for the peeled orange in Maverick’s hand. Parting her rosy lips slightly, she tasted a segment of the fruit, her actions exuding grace and elegance. Upon tasing the orange, her lips curled into a wider smile.

“As expected of a fruit that’s being meticulously taken care of by the Lane family. It’s pretty tasty,” she remarked.

The sight of Gwendolyn finishing the entire orange only made Shirley’s heart bleed.

Shirley had people airship the orange tree from Epea at great expense. The ever-thriving tree signified wealth and prosperity, and a single orange was worth its weight in gold.

However, Maverick picked quite a few of them!

Shirley dug her nails into her palm, trying her very best to tamp down the anger in her heart. Then, she curled the corner of her lips into a smile and spoke, “You really are an incredible woman. Despite leaving your marriage with nothing, you managed to take control of Wright Construction Group in such a short time. There aren’t many women in this world that I, Shirley Lane, consider to be admirable, but you’re one of them. That said, you’re always welcome to visit me at the Lane residence, but what’s the meaning of this, bringing so many people along with you?”

the orange, then after eating another one,

Shirley blurted, looking

it

straight. Their stern expressions made them

Nevertheless, she approached them and stood beside Shirley before trying her best to muster her aura. Samantha then glared at Gwendolyn and warned the other woman, “You barged into

hand nonchalantly. “Mrs. Lane just said that I’m always welcome to visit the Lane residence, so here I am. Is this

and daughter gritted their teeth, not uttering

the other hand, the team of bodyguards behind Gwendolyn shouted

was loud and clear, and

and Samantha were startled by the thunderous response, so much so that the colors

of days ago, I was returning home from a charity gala when my car exploded all of a sudden. To my surprise, forty people emerged

“What does that have to do with me? It’s obviously because you didn’t keep yourself in check and made others hate you. Alas,

though I’m a little injured. That’s why I’m

the “bodyguard team” behind her grew darker and darker, making

kept his head down, focusing all of his attention on peeling an orange for

of the mother-and-daughter duo. If it had not been for their strong

instinctively gripped her mother’s arm and cast a warning glare at Gwendolyn.

a smile on her face. Even her eyes curved into a smile, exuding a delicate

her hand gently, and the

shot a glare at Gwendolyn, gritted her teeth, and said, “There are strict laws in Chanaea. You don’t have the guts to kill me! Besides, I didn’t do anything. You don’t have any evidence, so how dare you try

death. Where’s the fun in that? As for evidence, I’ll find it sooner or later. But for now, I suppose

her lips, the smile on Gwendolyn’s countenance vanished, and a cold glint flitted across her beautiful eyes as

that, the bodyguards rushed forward to

large group advanced toward her at once. Samantha was a petite woman. The pressure from

when she was being held

quickly regained her senses and ordered her own bodyguards, “What are you waiting for? Get all of the

Lanes’ bodyguards moved swiftly at her

they were no match for Gwendolyn’s people. Less than a minute was all it took for Gwendolyn to put the

things were not looking good for her and immediately wanted to make a run for it. Before she could even

roughly as they forced her