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.

into her palms. It was as if her heart had grown so

incessant tears. Fortunately, with Sheralyn’s support and

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

the untimely demise of a young

the Wright family, recognizing that their lives would be challenging

escorted Frida

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

argue back

with a cold face, “Mind your

“Knew nothing about it?”

she can absolve herself by feigning ignorance? My brother sacrificed

stopped Sheralyn before the latter could curse out

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 to

head down and didn’t refute

still staining her face, Frida approached

taken aback. “Mom, do you realize what you’re doing? You’re actually bowing your head to

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

Gwendolyn was dumbfounded.

me. Why is she acting so

responsible for his

she wiped them away with a bittersweet smile. “Mr. Harris is right. If Maverick made such a

“loved you deeply” caused Gwendolyn’s heart to ache, and she felt a slight soreness at the tip of her

her palm, trying to stop the tears

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

it

seat and take your time to read it when you go

leaned on each other for support and left

her bag. After all the relatives and friends who had come to pay their respects had left, she

small photo

marred by the raindrops

easily recognized the familiar yet aloof countenance with just

It was Maverick.

but to no avail. It suddenly dawned on her

droplets off the photo, her

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

her tears as she tirelessly