The Ex and Her Riches

Half an hour later, Gwendolyn and Cedrick returned to the Harris residence at Mount Tranquil together.

Kieran and Treyton still had not arrived, while Sienna was pacing back and forth before the door as if she’d been waiting for them.

She hurried toward them the moment they stepped out of the car. “You’re finally here, Gwen.”

Gwendolyn noticed her swollen eyes and inquired calmly, “How’s Dad?”

Sienna shook her head. “Not good. The doctor says he’ll probably last around two days at most. But we’ll have to wait for Kieran’s diagnosis when he’s back.”

“Okay.”

They strode into the mansion.

The door to Marcus’ bedroom was open, and a man was sitting before his bed.

Gwendolyn had not seen Asher for around seven to eight days.

He looked completely different from before.

He’d lost a lot of weight, and his skin was dull. Moreover, the stubble on his face gave him a weathered look, making him seem to have aged a decade, although only several days had passed.

Gwendolyn had no idea, nor was she interested in knowing what he’d gone through.

“Could you please excuse us? I wish to talk to Dad and don’t want to see you here.”

Her voice was devoid of emotion, as if she were talking to a stranger.

Asher’s eyes were lowered as he departed the room in silence.

Despite his efforts to appear normal, Gwendolyn astutely observed a slight limp in his gait as he walked by her.

Is it his knee?

“Are you sure you’ve been obediently reading scriptures at the ancestral hall for the past few days?” She directed the question at Asher.

He froze and opened his mouth to speak up for himself.

Yet no sound came out from his lips as the words were trapped in his throat. As such, he left the room defeatedly without uttering a word.

discreetly, “Gwen, he lost his voice and hasn’t spoken for several days. He’s recently been

refused

sighed at her remote expression. “I’ll wait for Kieran and Treyton at the

“All right.”

rested his wrinkled hand

to speak privately with Dad as

understandingly and excused himself,

look for Asher after exiting

the banister while making his way

on an act without Gwendolyn around, and it was evident that each step was excruciating at the

hard. Therefore, his knees were

had given him a check-up the day before and voiced the

stood at the top of the stairs and quietly observed Asher, noting how challenging it was for him just to get down a level, so much so that his entire

was about to take

as

back and

there any point

sister’s temper, whom he’d cared for since

said as a ploy to fish for sympathy,

released Cedrick’s hand to continue his journey down

Evelyn was the main culprit, you were

took it all in wordlessly and resumed his excruciating

his back and shook his

left hand from peeling fruits throbbed

get it disinfected and covered it up with an

and Treyton arrived hastily, one

Marcus’ room and conducted a

the side and offered assistance

an hour, Kieran helped

all seated on

“Kieran, how is it? Is there

a fall. It has now spread and is affecting

hall was shrouded with despair at

felt the energy drain from her and swayed

dashed to her side and wrapped