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.

his gaze and cautiously poked at her shoulder as he explained, “It is precisely because I know how you feel that I know you are simply angry at him for betraying you. However, nothing will change the fact that he has been your brother for over twenty years. I know you feel bad about distancing yourself from him too, and I don’t want to

silent

Boom!

thunder outside snapped her out of her train of thought, and she lay down with her back facing Cedrick as she said, “Evelyn pushed me into the ocean when I was fifteen. Had luck not been on my side, I probably wouldn’t even be here today. That is something I can never bring myself to forget. As of

there was still hope for Asher to gain her forgiveness. All

wrapped his arm around her waist, and whispered in her

eyes and went to sleep without saying another

of them

out in the heavy rain did not affect Gwendolyn from

rain had stopped by the

sunlight came pouring into the room through the windows. She then carefully got off the bed and walked barefoot on the

aside, she glanced at the front gate of Harrick Villa and saw

that were completely drenched by the heavy rain. His face was pale, and his lips had turned slightly purple as

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

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

little

Gwendolyn kept quiet.

you. How about you let him in and ask him what he wants to say? He hasn’t signed the inheritance agreement, so you

gave it some thought and figured he

we haven’t resolved the inheritance issue, Asher will surely come to see me. I might as well

the nightstand and decided

her phone started ringing the

It must be

the

last night, Ms. Harris. Evelyn collapsed after kneeling in the rain all night and started burning up with a high fever this morning. She’s currently unconscious, and

should. Hire a doctor and 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,”

was reciting the Heagurn Sutra all night yesterday, but she injured her throat before she could finish reciting it, and she can barely speak right now. D-Do we have her