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.

her palms. It was as if her heart had grown so numb that

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

to an end. The business partners, relatives, and friends departed

demise of

individuals sympathized with the two remaining women in the Wright family, recognizing that

escorted Frida out of the

all because of you! You’re the cause

not argue back but instead lowered her

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

“Knew nothing about it?”

she can absolve herself by feigning ignorance? My brother sacrificed his

before the latter could

wrong with scolding her? Don’t you

head down

Frida

realize what you’re doing? You’re actually bowing your head to

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

Gwendolyn was dumbfounded.

has always been mean to me. Why is

responsible for his death. Don’t

“Mr. Harris is right. If Maverick made

to ache, and she felt a slight soreness at the

trying to stop the tears from

bag and handed it to Gwendolyn. “He

took it with trembling

set the letter aside for now. Find a seat and take your time

each other for support and left the

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

small photo

was marred by the raindrops

recognized the familiar yet aloof countenance with

It was Maverick.

no avail. It suddenly dawned on her that she would only

the photo, her movements gentle and patient, repeating the process

man she had ever truly loved. From now on, she would never hear his tender

back her tears as she tirelessly wiped off the water stains