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.

It was as if her heart

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

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

lamented the untimely demise

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

had left, Sheralyn escorted Frida

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?

argue back

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

“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 shed in his memory. She’s nothing but a

stopped Sheralyn before the latter could curse

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 mind

her head down and didn’t refute

still staining her face, Frida

what you’re doing? You’re

said in a heavy tone, “I apologize to you for what my

Gwendolyn was dumbfounded.

has always been mean to me.

his

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

ache, and she felt

tightly squeezed her palm, trying to stop the

to Gwendolyn. “He requested for you to have this

it with trembling

Find a seat and take your time to read it when you

and Sheralyn leaned on each other for support and left

relatives and friends who had come to

small photo adorned

by the

familiar yet

It was Maverick.

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

the water droplets off the photo, her

truly loved. From now on, she would

as she tirelessly wiped off the