The Ex and Her Riches

Asher is here?

The atmosphere in the room seemed to grow cold almost instantly.

“Just tell him I’m asleep. Oh, and tell him to not come over anymore because I don’t want to see him,” Gwendolyn replied without even giving it much thought.

“Understood.” Elven nodded and walked off immediately.

Realizing that Gwendolyn was in a bad mood, Cedrick pulled her into his arms and comforted her with hugs and kisses.

He wasn’t even done kissing her when Elven knocked on the door once again.

“I’ve done as you asked, Ms. Harris, but Mr. Asher still refuses to leave. He is still standing out there in the rain as we speak. I bet he’ll stand there all night if you don’t go and see him,” he said with a helpless sigh.

Cedrick glanced at the heavy rain outside the window and asked, “Do you want to go see him? This rain is freezing cold. He will surely come down with a cold tomorrow if he stays out there all night.”

Gwendolyn remained silent for quite a long time before replying, “If he thinks he will get me to take pity on him and give in, then he’s wrong. If he wants to stay out there in the rain all night, so be it. This is his choice, so I don’t want anyone bringing him an umbrella. He’ll leave once he can’t take it anymore.”

“Understood, Ms. Harris.”

Elven never disturbed them anymore that night.

Cedrick let out a helpless sigh when he saw the solemn look on Gwendolyn’s face and thought about Asher standing outside in the freezing rain. He tried to hug her to sleep, but she brushed his arm off with a cold look on her face.

What? Is she going to take her anger out on me? I didn’t do anything wrong, though!

“Gwenny, are you mad at me again?”

“Asher knew about the things Evelyn did to me, and yet, he did nothing and helped keep them a secret from me. There’s no way I’d forgive him for that. You know how I feel about him, so why would you try to take his side?” Gwendolyn replied coldly without even looking at him.

However, nothing will change the fact that he has been your brother for over twenty years. I know you feel

fell silent

Boom!

when I was fifteen. Had luck not been on my side, I probably wouldn’t

tell from her choice of words that there was still hope for Asher to gain her forgiveness. All Asher had

arm around her waist, and whispered in her

went to sleep without saying

like that, the two of them fell asleep in each other’s

sleep, Asher standing out in the heavy rain did not affect Gwendolyn from

rain had stopped by the

came pouring into the room through the windows. She then carefully got

at the front gate

completely drenched by

as a respectable and powerful figure. This was the first time she had seen him

out of her train of thought when Cedrick wrapped his warm arms around her waist and

you feeling a little

Gwendolyn kept quiet.

something important to tell you. How about you let him in and ask him what he wants to say? He hasn’t signed the inheritance agreement, so you can’t cut ties with

it some thought and figured he

issue, Asher will surely come to see me. I might as well

her phone from the nightstand

ringing the moment she picked it

call from William? It must be about Evelyn,

answered the phone

Evelyn collapsed after kneeling in the rain all night and started burning up with a high fever

have her treated as soon as possible. Next time, make sure to treat her wounds after hitting her. You may resume her punishment once she regains consciousness,”

her throat before she could finish reciting it, and she