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

chat, the pair passed a pleasant half

when the doctor, who was arranged by Charles, arrived to administer Nico’s

to the condominium on the outskirts

was permitted access

She only asked

regard to her meals, however, Charles did

weeks pregnant, Gwendolyn began exhibiting symptoms of morning sickness and drowsiness—signs of hormonal imbalance. In

noon, Charles received a summon

“Mother.”

stood dutifully before her across the coffee

a grave expression. “Be honest with me. Is the child in the belly of the woman you

was momentarily taken aback. Keeping his gaze fixed on the ground, he answered,

still lying

and overturned her unfinished cup to the ground. The coffee splashed onto her

lined with carpet, the impact hardly caused a

the coffee table, knelt beside her, and wiped her hand with a

his act of devotion, Kylie felt her rage subside. She spoke again,

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

head

impression she had of

you. What did she do to you to warrant such

his head hung as he wiped her fingers

made up his mind, so she sighed. “Either marry another woman or have her abort the

looked up at once. “I will either marry her or nobody

thought of the child in Gwendolyn’s belly, he averted his 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

you want this stain on your honor for as long as you live? You won’t feel the same love for the child as you would your own.

the sore spot Charles had

laugh before gazing up mournfully. “Is my existence not a wretched one, Mother? You did this, too, didn’t you? Does that make you, in your own words, a

“You little sh*t!”

Enraged, she slapped him across the

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

so much misery over all these

hand and smiled. “It’s all right. It

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