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.”

Jennifer nodded

proceeded to remind her about a few more things before leaving the

to the dresser to check the mirror.

last night

Gwendolyn’s matter is

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

on her forehead, Craig had forbade her from leaving the room. No matter what she said, the butler refused to let her out, and he even confiscated her phone, wanting her to focus on

that, Jennifer was locked up for two whole

when everyone

was the day of

and had a magazine photoshoot to attend to and managed to get out of

way to the international court, the lawyer passed the script to her on behalf of Jared and reminded her, “Ms. Harris, you have to follow this

did not look at the

Asher was too busy with his work to even return. Nico, on the other hand, had volunteered to stay back at Harrick Villa to take care of

Jennifer arrived at Harrick Villa in haste,

battery on her way to Harrick Villa. Left without

after Jennifer left. To his surprise, Cedrick was

he rushed over to his side.

lashes quivered, and he glanced at Nico

“Where’s Gwenny?”

international court. Her Highness is suing her for the murder of

up immediately. “The murder

Lund. Her Highness’ adopted

pulled away the blanket to get down from the bed. “You’re driving. We’re going to the international

help even if we go now.”

as he

go have

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swarmed over and shoved their

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been in jail before, he was an upstanding citizen. We even heard that you were childhood

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