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.

hasn’t spoken for several days. He’s recently

listened silently and refused

for Kieran and Treyton at the entrance while you keep

“All right.”

after Sienna was gone. She rested his wrinkled hand against her face and gently

would like some time to speak privately with Dad as

understandingly and excused himself, shutting the

went straight to look for Asher after

onto the banister while making

put on an act without Gwendolyn around, and it was evident that each step was excruciating at the snail’s pace at which

hall’s tiles were cold and hard. Therefore, his knees were swelling with pain after

day before and voiced

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

breath and was about to take another step down when Cedrick held his arm from

done as atonement for your crimes

back and

point in her

sister’s temper,

bedridden, she would interpret anything he said as a ploy to fish for sympathy, which was

withdrew his gaze and released Cedrick’s hand to continue his journey down the

this even if she saw it with her own eyes. While Evelyn was the main culprit, you were the one who hurt Gwendolyn the most.

all in wordlessly and resumed his excruciating crawl

back and shook his head

fruits throbbed in pain, reminding

to get it disinfected and covered it up with an

one after the other two

beeline to Marcus’ room and conducted

side and

a nerve-wracking half an hour,

were all seated on the couch in

her feet. “Kieran, how

been removed from the last time he took a fall. It has now spread and is affecting his central nervous system. He will be brain-dead soon. Even if we insisted on

of the hall was shrouded with despair

felt the energy drain from her and swayed on her

and wrapped her in his arms to