The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 351

She began to grow nervous at his prolonged silence.

“Are you still there, Mister? You didn’t faint, did you?”

“No.” Nico closed his eyes wearily. “I’m exhausted and would like to take a nap,” he murmured.

“No! Don’t fall asleep!”

She banged madly on the wall to keep him awake. “You’re badly hurt, and you might never wake up if you fall asleep!”

Nico was amused.

Having been training in the barracks with Cedrick from a young age, he would not die that easily.

Aside from Cedrick and Gwendolyn, she was the first person who cared so deeply for him without knowing who he was. It gave him a warm, fuzzy feeling.

“Mister? Are you asleep? Or are you almost dead?”

An urgent hammering on the wall sounded again.

“No.”

She heaved a sigh of relief. “I’ll keep you company if you’re feeling sleepy. Would you like to hear a story?”

“Do you know any scary ones?”

“Uh… Aren’t we living through one right now?”

Nico gazed weakly about the cell and chuckled.

Indeed, it was quite eerie.

“I know some morbid jokes, Mister.”

“This dungeon is morbid enough.”

more morbid than

over their chat, the pair passed a pleasant half an hour in each other’s

who was arranged by Charles,

Charles sent Gwendolyn back to the

the area she was permitted access to from her block to her

She only asked

however, Charles did his best

exhibiting symptoms of morning sickness and drowsiness—signs of hormonal imbalance. In response, Charles employed a female gynecologist

at noon, Charles received a

“Mother.”

stood dutifully before her

down the cup of coffee with a grave expression. “Be honest with me. Is the child in the belly of the woman you brought—that

Keeping his gaze

lying to defend

her temper and overturned her unfinished cup to the ground. The

coffee table was lined with carpet, the impact hardly caused

knelt beside her,

rage subside. She spoke again, employing a tone of

not thinking straight, Charlie! I’ve done some digging and found that she is engaged in Chanaea. Besides, I saw the way you looked last night. The child must be fathered by her fiance

his head

furious. The good impression she had of Gwendolyn had vanished

did she do to you to

his head hung as he wiped her fingers

son could be when he made up his mind, so she sighed. “Either marry another woman or

at once. “I will either marry

gaze, and his voice seemed to wilt with defeat. “It will damage her body to put her through an abortion. I would like her to bear this child. If I come to regret it after marrying her, I

on your honor for as long as you live? You won’t feel the same love for the child as you would your own. What does a woman like that have to

sore spot Charles had kept suppressed

a wretched one, Mother? You did this, too, didn’t you? Does that make you, in your own words,

“You little sh*t!”

at him in shock. Enraged,

struck him, she gazed at her beloved son to whom she owed so much

you so much misery

hand and smiled. “It’s all right. It didn’t

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