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.

anyone, her fingertips, concealed beneath Treyton’s suit jacket, dug deeply into her palms. It was as if

on the verge of collapsing from her incessant tears. Fortunately, with Sheralyn’s support and

to an end. The business partners, relatives, and

the untimely demise

women in the Wright family, recognizing that their

escorted Frida out of the

the tree nearby. In an instant, intense anger surged within her. “It’s all because of you! You’re the cause of my brother’s demise!

did not argue back but instead

a cold face, “Mind your words!

“Knew nothing about it?”

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

Sheralyn before the latter could

mother in disbelief. “Mom! She’s the one who got Maverick killed! What’s wrong with scolding her? Don’t you hate her too? Are you out of your

Gwendolyn kept her head down and

still staining her face, Frida approached Gwendolyn and offered a slight

do you realize what you’re

“I apologize to you for what my daughter said. She is overwhelmed with grief and speaks without thinking. I hope you

Gwendolyn was dumbfounded.

always been mean to me. Why is

right, I am responsible for his death. Don’t you hate me at

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

deeply” caused Gwendolyn’s heart to ache, and she felt a slight soreness

trying to stop the

a blank envelope from her bag and handed it to Gwendolyn. “He requested for you to have this in private. Don’t worry, I

it with trembling

now. Find a seat and take your time to read

each other for support

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

small photo

image was marred by the raindrops that fell heavily upon

recognized the familiar yet aloof

It was Maverick.

dawned on her that she would only be able

the photo, her movements

only man she had ever truly loved. From now on, she

fought back her tears as she tirelessly wiped