The Ex and Her Riches

“Invite them in,” Gwendolyn uttered calmly.

Two men dressed as bodyguards walked in and bowed at Gwendolyn respectfully. “Ms. Harris, Old Mr. Zipper sent us here. He wishes to terminate the contract between Mr. Zipper and Angle Corporation. We were also instructed to bring Mr. Zipper back with us.”

Gwendolyn kept mum for a while. Old Mr. Zipper is doing this to minimize my losses because he’s afraid that Joaquin might drag me down.

“I’m not terminating the contract. Please tell Old Mr. Zipper I’ll stand by Joaquin’s side no matter what happens!” she eventually replied.

The bodyguards exchanged glances.

They were merely there to relay a message, so neither of them could make a decision. Hence, they said, “In that case, please hand Mr. Zipper over to us. We need to bring him back to Fairlake.”

Gwendolyn knew Patrick would surely punish Joaquin. Regardless of whether Joaquin is responsible for what’s happening, the scandal is all over the internet, so the Zipper family’s business must’ve taken a hit as well. It’s obvious that Old Mr. Zipper is enraged. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent his men here for Joaquin. If Joaquin ends up in their hands, he’ll be punished severely.

The bodyguards were waiting for Gwendolyn’s response. “Ms. Harris?” one of them voiced.

The bodyguard’s voice brought Gwendolyn back to her senses. With a serious expression, she answered, “We lost contact with Joaquin, and we’re still trying to locate him. Please tell Old Mr. Zipper that if I locate Joaquin, I’ll help him discipline Joaquin before sending him back to Fairlake so that Old Mr. Zipper can do the same.”

The bodyguards exchanged glances once again. “We haven’t been able to find Mr. Zipper, either. In fact, we couldn’t even reach his phone. Hence, we thought he was hiding here.”

“He’s not here. I only learned about the scandal minutes ago,” she uttered in response.

“All right, then. We’ll leave you to it.”

Gwendolyn nodded and told Joanne to see the bodyguards off.

The moment the bodyguards left, Gwendolyn’s phone rang.

going on today? Why is everything happening at

phone and saw that it

Corporation had

asking me to give up on Joaquin?” Gwendolyn

seconds before responding, “I’ve already gotten Swain to

Cedrick to beat her to it. I was just about

“If you’re interested, Gwenny,

Gwendolyn asked, “What? Are you already here? You’re

family rule says that

“You’re becoming more obedient, aren’t you, Ceddy? Does that mean we

of the plank and the Lego

She thought those tools could come in handy in the future. “I need to keep my belongings. I’ll

minutes later, Gwendolyn took the elevator downstairs and saw the familiar car in the parking lot from afar. Besides, she also saw a handsome figure leaning against the car

for her and fastened her seatbelt for her after she entered the

she took

froze momentarily and quickly fastened her seatbelt. He then pinched her chin and deepened

Gwendolyn wiped the lipstick stain off of his lips and said, “I have

not necessary. You look perfect.” Cedrick caressed her cheek and straightened

“You got here soon after

serious manner, “One hour ago. When it was first published on the

away? How did you know I wasn’t going to give up

you.” Cedrick flashed a faint smile. Gwendolyn hates as strongly as she loves. She’ll take revenge on the people who wronged her and return the same kind of pain

…

after, Cedrick and Gwendolyn arrived

ready to storm into the place, but as soon as she stepped in, the pungent smell of alcohol, cigarettes, and perfumes hit her nose.

rubbed her back and called

the staff to clean up the place within fifteen minutes. I don’t want even a hint