The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 352

Gwendolyn scowled at the abrupt manner she had been roused and turned to face the other side.

Jonah kept knocking, seemingly intent on hammering down her door if she did not answer it soon.

Irritated by the racket, Gwendolyn flung aside her quilt. She slipped on her slippers and donned a thick sleeping gown before answering the door.

“What does he want this time?” she demanded, glaring at Jonah with a look of irritated disgust.

“Mr. Lund isn’t messing around this time, Ms. Harris. He visited a bar this afternoon and spent the day drinking. He even sent us away. When I went back for him earlier tonight, I found him drunk as a skunk with your name on his lips. So, the only thing I could do was to bring him here to you.”

Gwendolyn was impassive. Cold, even. “Give him something to sober up, then, or get him a doctor who would give him a jab. What good will it do sending him to me? I’m not a doctor.”

She was about to shut the door after her speech, but Jonah threw himself against the frame. “Please see him. He would feel much better in your presence.”

Gwendolyn’s frostiness did not dissipate. “I’m under house arrest because of him. He wouldn’t let me out of this house. What if he sobers up tomorrow and accuses me of misbehaving? Wouldn’t that be unfair to me?”

“Uh…”

Jonah was conflicted. He gave the matter a moment of serious thought before suggesting, “Why don’t I bring him to your room?”

“No way! I can’t stand the stench of alcohol on him. You’d better get back to Alzer Palace.”

Jonah fell silent.

“Gwen. Gwen…”

melancholy, traveled up the stairs from the

at him, Ms. Harris. I’ll explain everything to him for you tomorrow. You wouldn’t want him to be keeping you

irritation. “Wake the maid,” she instructed. “Have her put together something to

“At once.”

down the

the thick, furry sleeping gown tighter around her and followed him down

were flushed with alcohol, and

sleeve, Gwendolyn sprayed some organic freshener to mask the stench of

times with the sole of her slipper, trying

Charles! This isn’t a place for you to spend the night. Get lost

eyelashes twitched. The haze of intoxication

voice and caught hold of a corner of her

disgust in her eyes, she

“Let go!”

held on firmly.

thought of seeing Nico covered in

wake the maid, Jonah

she gave him two merciless

in quick succession, rang out sharp

with pain, Charles became thoroughly awake. Only then did he loosen

stroked his flaming cheeks, tender with pain,

“Gwen?”

her chin haughtily. After striking him, she regarded him with a bold glare. “Are you aware that you’re disrupting my sleep by turning up here in the middle of the night with

not to hear

despair. Coupled with the handprints on his cheeks, he looked as if he had emerged from an altercation

watched his tears fall, yet she remained unmoved. “You can drop your act. Get out. You stink so badly that not even air

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