The Ex and Her Riches

It was raining heavily, and the bodyguard held an umbrella over Frida.

She walked to the side alone to examine the letter.

No one witnessed the expression of shock on her face.

She tightly clutched the letter, her eyes filled with complex emotions. After a few minutes of internal conflict, she stowed away the envelope and returned to Maverick’s grave.

“Mom, what did Maverick say?”

Frida’s face bore a look of devastation as she completely disregarded Sheralyn, seemingly oblivious to her question.

“Mom, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare me! What did Maverick write in the letter?”

Sheralyn attempted to grab the envelope from Frida’s hand, but the latter skillfully evaded her. Sheralyn thought it was odd and went to snatch the letter again.

In a moment of desperation, Frida tore and crumpled the letter she had opened before swiftly stuffing it into her mouth and swallowing it.

“Mom, what are you doing!”

“Mrs. Wright!”

Everyone was stunned by her action.

Instead of giving everyone an explanation, Frida rushed into the rain and hugged the cold tombstone of Maverick. She wailed, “Maverick! My son, you were still so young. How could you leave me and your sister behind…”

She howled until her voice was hoarse, and the grief etched on her face touched everyone present, causing their eyes to unconsciously turn red.

Coming from a prestigious family, Frida had always maintained an air of nobility. It was the first time she had publicly lost control, embracing the tombstone while crying uncontrollably. Surprisingly, no one deemed her behavior inappropriate.

Even her act of swallowing the entire letter moments ago was understandable. A mother had lost her beloved son, after all. Moreover, Maverick was the most promising child of the Wright family.

Frida’s heart was irreparably shattered.

Gwendolyn watched from a distance, her eyes red but devoid of tears, and her expression remained stoic.

suit jacket, dug deeply into her palms. It was as if her heart had grown so

of collapsing from her incessant tears. Fortunately,

an end. The business partners, relatives, and friends departed one after the

untimely demise of a young business

two remaining women in the Wright family, recognizing that

left, Sheralyn escorted

up and noticed Gwendolyn standing under the tree nearby. In an instant, intense anger surged within her. “It’s all because of you! You’re the cause

back but instead

cold face, “Mind your words! She knew nothing about the matter, and this was your brother’s own

“Knew nothing about it?”

ablaze with anger as she locked her gaze on Gwendolyn. “So she thinks she can absolve herself by feigning ignorance? My brother sacrificed his

before the latter could curse out more

her mother in disbelief. “Mom! She’s the one who got Maverick killed! What’s wrong with scolding

head down and didn’t

face, Frida

“Mom, do you realize what

a heavy tone, “I apologize to you for what my daughter said. She is overwhelmed with grief and speaks without

Gwendolyn was dumbfounded.

been mean to me. Why

is right, I am responsible for his death. Don’t you

rolled down Frida’s cheeks as she wiped them away with a bittersweet smile. “Mr. Harris is right. If Maverick made such a choice, it means he must have loved you deeply. I will

to ache, and she felt a slight soreness at the tip of

tightly squeezed her palm, trying to stop the tears

bag and handed it to Gwendolyn. “He requested for you to

took it with trembling

a seat and take your

Frida and Sheralyn leaned on each other for support and left

inside her bag. After all the relatives and friends who had come to pay their

small photo

marred by the raindrops that fell

the familiar yet aloof countenance with just a

It was Maverick.

had previously scoured her phone and villa for a photo of him but to no avail. It suddenly dawned on her that she would only be

water droplets off the photo, her movements gentle and patient, repeating the process again

was the only man she had ever truly loved. From now on, she would never

her tears as she tirelessly wiped off the water