The Ex and Her Riches

Thank God the photo is still with me. I don’t think Craig realized I stole the photo.

“I was just curious. After all, Mother is upstairs, and I haven’t met her. That’s why I wanted to head upstairs.”

Craig sighed. “Forget it. I won’t punish you this time, but you’re not allowed to do this again. There are rules in our family, and now that you’re here, you need to obey them.”

“All right…”

Craig stood up and straightened his collar. “You must have had a scare last night. Get more rest. I’ll ask the servants to bring the food upstairs later.”

“Wait.” Jennifer grabbed his sleeve and looked up at him. “I think someone hit my head and tried to strangle me to death before I passed out last night. They even said that I shouldn’t be alive. Was that… Mother?”

Craig said back down and patted her shoulder.

In a softer voice, he said, “No. No one tried to strangle you to death either. You slipped and hit your head on the corner of the table. Maybe you were too startled last night and imagined it. Don’t overthink the matter, okay?”

“But—”

But it felt so real. I was sober last night, so how could I have imagined it?

“There isn’t any but. Mother didn’t even wake up when you passed out the night before. The maid only found you in the study this morning when she went there to clean up the place.”

Was that really what happened? Was that just a dream?

Jennifer was half-convinced. “Then when can I meet Mother?”

Craig froze for a second before a complicated look appeared in his amber eyes. “Mother has a cold, and she says she doesn’t want to pass it to you, so it might be a few days before that. At most, you’ll meet her during your party. I’m sure you’ll be able to see our kind and beautiful mother then.”

“She has a cold? I can take care of her. I’m healthier than most girls, and I won’t catch it.”

“But you’re hurt, and your immune system is at its lowest right now.” Craig narrowed his eyes before sternly reminding her, “You need to listen to others now that you’re back.”

deflated, Jennifer

to remind her about a few

to the dresser to check the mirror. Other than the mild stinging pain in her neck,

I really have hallucinated this last night because I was

matter

she recomposed herself, she took out the photo from her pocket. Upon ensuring that she had gotten the right photo, she put it

the room. No matter what she said, the butler refused to let her out, and he even confiscated her phone, wanting her

was locked up for two

when everyone

was the day of

that she had recovered and had a magazine photoshoot to attend to and managed to get out of the house. She

the script to her on behalf of Jared and reminded her, “Ms. Harris, you have

but she did not look at

as well, but Asher was too busy with his work to even return. Nico, on the other hand, had

arrived at Harrick Villa in haste, everyone had already departed half an

depleted the last of her battery on her way to Harrick Villa. Left without a choice, she borrowed money from Nico to hail a cab to the

master bedroom after Jennifer left. To his surprise,

eyes widened, and he rushed over to his side. “Thank

he glanced at Nico before scanning the

“Where’s Gwenny?”

have gone to the international court. Her Highness is suing her for the murder of a

and sobered up immediately. “The murder of

Lund. Her Highness’ adopted son, Charles

the bed. “You’re driving. We’re going to the international

“The trial is about to start. I doubt we’ll be of any help even if we go now.” At the end of that, Nico stiffened

stared at Nico as he swiftly recollected

have

of the court was

Gwendolyn’s car arrived, the reporters swarmed over

you

though Charles had been in jail before, he was an upstanding citizen. We even heard that you were childhood friends with

us