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.

concealed beneath Treyton’s suit jacket, dug deeply into her palms. It was as if her heart had grown so numb that she could

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

partners, relatives, and friends departed one after the other, each in a somber

lamented the untimely demise of

with the two remaining women in the Wright family, recognizing that their lives would be challenging

everyone had left, Sheralyn escorted Frida out of

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 of my brother’s demise! If it weren’t for you, why would he be dead? How dare you show your

back but instead

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

“Knew nothing about it?”

gaze on Gwendolyn. “So she thinks she can absolve herself by feigning ignorance? My brother sacrificed his life for her!

before the latter

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

kept her head down and didn’t refute a

her face, Frida approached Gwendolyn

do you realize what

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 hope you can

Gwendolyn was dumbfounded.

been mean to me. Why is she acting so

his death. Don’t you hate

“Mr. Harris is right. If Maverick made such a choice, it means he

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

trying

and handed it to Gwendolyn. “He requested for you to have this in private. Don’t worry,

took it with

letter aside for now. Find a seat and take your

leaned on each other for support and

relatives and friends who had come to pay their respects had left, she entered the cemetery and approached

small photo adorned

by the raindrops that fell heavily

easily recognized the familiar yet aloof countenance

It was Maverick.

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

water droplets off the photo, her movements

From now on, she

she tirelessly