The Ex and Her Riches

Evelyn’s expression froze at Treyton’s words.

A while later, she lowered her head unwillingly and mumbled, “Okay.”

“Good girl! That’s the generosity befitting of the Harris family’s heiress,” Treyton praised and stroked her hair.

The moment was short-lived. He turned away quickly and declared, “Change back into your clothes. You probably have to come by another day when your face is better.”

In the meantime, Gwendolyn left the commercial district.

She opened her purse once she was inside her car and took out a small note.

It had been stuffed into her hand by Treyton earlier.

The note simply read: Give me some time.

Gwendolyn frowned in incomprehension as her gaze traveled over Treyton’s familiar scrawl.

Why does he need more time? Did he find out about something and is looking into it?

Her phone suddenly rang with an incoming call from Cedrick, interjecting her thoughts.

When the line connected, Cedrick grumbled, “Why didn’t you wake me up before you left?”

Gwendolyn replied cajolingly, “I’m already done with my errands, so I’ll be back ASAP. I couldn’t bear to wake you up since you were sleeping so soundly.”

Cedrick’s harrumph was muffled by the blankets. He asked, “What did you go out to do? Are you hurt?”

Her chest swelled with satisfaction as she boasted, “Well, I slapped a pretentious b*tch several times, so I’m feeling great!”

“You hit someone?” Cedrick’s tone turned anxious as he added, “Does your hand hurt? I’ll massage it for you when you’re home.”

Gwendolyn chuckled, moved and amused by his concern. “I’m not that fragile. In fact, I’m still on cloud nine!”

They chatted for almost fifteen minutes before ending the call, and Gwendolyn steered the car toward Harrick Villa.

though he was

front door and gently pulled her into a

crook between Gwendolyn’s neck and shoulder, acting cute

upset when I woke up this morning and realized your side of the

stroked his hair and

Villa

rare and sweet

dwell on their loving display. Nico had visited on

reluctance, he coughed loudly to announce his arrival,

immediately jumped

“The investigation results are out.

and Cedrick’s expressions darkened almost

helping Gwendolyn to a nearby

eighty years old, and the woman had

his mother’s departure. The next day, he also

day, he boarded a private jet abroad,

had been transferred abroad as well. It seemed he planned to remain

exceptionally frosty after reading through the report. “Both paternity tests were personally done by Alban, but Nico couldn’t have watched him twenty-four-seven. Tampering with a few data points

“Seeing as his mother was sent overseas, someone must’ve threatened him. We can’t trust

hospital outside of town to make sure no one can tamper with the results,” suggested

some thought,

interrogation room. It’ll make things

“Sure.”

garden. He took out his phone

room, Cedrick hugged Gwendolyn and comforted her, “We should finally see a conclusion after this paternity test. You won’t have to

“Mm-hmm.”

as she recalled Treyton’s

patrons. They must be extremely influential figures in Chanaea, and there’s a high possibility that at least one of them is a member of the Harris family. I can exclude Treyton as a suspect based on his behavior today.

The conclusion dispirited Gwendolyn.

her downcast thoughts, Nico rushed into the

foamed at the mouth at midnight two days ago and experienced a seizure. They sent him to the infirmary,

darkened, and he asked, “How could this happen? Did someone

a history of seizures. He had been in seizure remission for years after entering prison. No one knows why he suddenly

room plunged into

was the first to break the silence. “We can still do a paternity test even if he’s