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.

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

the cemetery, Frida was on the verge of collapsing from her incessant tears. Fortunately, with Sheralyn’s support and persuasive words, her emotional

funeral finally came to an end. The business partners, relatives, and friends departed one after the other, each

lamented the untimely demise of

the Wright family, recognizing that their lives would be challenging with Dexter lurking in the background, ready to

left, Sheralyn escorted

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! If it weren’t for you, why would

did not argue back but instead

a cold face, “Mind your

“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! But look at her, not a single tear

before the latter could curse

the one who got Maverick killed! What’s wrong with

Gwendolyn kept her head down and

staining her face, Frida approached Gwendolyn and

what you’re doing?

words and looked at Gwendolyn before she said in a heavy tone, “I apologize to you for what my daughter said. She is overwhelmed with grief and speaks without thinking. I

Gwendolyn was dumbfounded.

me. Why is she acting so different

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

right. If Maverick made such a choice, it means he must have loved you deeply. I will

Gwendolyn’s heart to ache, and she

her palm, trying to stop

and handed it to Gwendolyn. “He requested

it with trembling

aside for now. Find a seat and take your time to read it when you

each other for

inside her bag. After all the relatives and friends who had come to pay their respects had left, she entered the cemetery and approached Maverick’s

photo adorned the

was marred by the raindrops that fell

familiar yet aloof countenance

It was Maverick.

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 able to behold his image on the tombstone in the days to

delicately wiped the water droplets off the photo, her movements gentle and patient, repeating

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

tears as she tirelessly