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.

several days. He’s recently been hand-copying scriptures and has gone for an entire day without

and refused to comment on

for Kieran and Treyton at the entrance while you keep Dad company for

“All right.”

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

some time to speak privately

understandingly and excused himself, shutting

went straight to look for

the banister while making his way

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

cold and hard. Therefore, his knees were swelling

and voiced the possibility

how challenging it was for him just to get down a level, so much so that his entire forehead

to take another step down when Cedrick held

everything you’ve done as atonement for your crimes from

turned back and met Cedrick’s

point in her

what his sister’s temper, whom he’d cared for since childhood, was

would interpret anything he said as a ploy to

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

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

wordlessly

back and shook

from peeling fruits throbbed

went to the housekeeper to get it disinfected and covered it up with

and Treyton arrived hastily, one

Marcus’ room and conducted a full-body check-up

the side and offered assistance when

a nerve-wracking half an hour, Kieran

were all seated on the couch in the hall, awaiting

to her feet. “Kieran, how is

still a blood clot in his skull that hasn’t 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

was shrouded with

energy drain from her and swayed

wrapped her in his arms