The Ex and Her Riches

Gwendolyn arched a brow. Her tone was playful as she asked, “Can you really assuage my anger?”

Cedrick rubbed her soft cheeks and righteously declared, “I can be quite effective. In fact, I’m probably more effective than most expensive medicine. If you don’t believe me, you can check it out yourself.”

He leaned over and planted a kiss on her red lips.

As they continued to kiss, they made their way up the stairs.

When Zoey came downstairs and accidentally witnessed the romantic scene before her, she quickly turned around and left.

Nope, I didn’t see anything at all! I should give them their privacy.

The embarrassing sounds were muffled as the door to the bedroom was shut.

When night fell, Gwendolyn finally received a phone call from Treyton.

Although she answered the call, she refused to speak first.

After a few seconds of heavy silence, Treyton finally said, “Kiddo, I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

As Treyton had not had anything to eat for the entire day, his voice sounded somewhat feeble.

Gwendolyn’s tone was light as she asked, “Have you thought it through?”

Treyton sounded sincere as he replied, “Yeah. I was too rash. Since the engagement was announced in public, I’m afraid it’s a foregone conclusion. Even if we gave away twenty percent of the company’s shares, Craig wouldn’t relent.”

Gwendolyn sighed in relief. “It’s good that you’ve thought it through. So, since you’ve been thinking about it for a day and night, do you have any suggestions?”

“We should try to meet up with Jennifer first and discover the reason she agreed to the engagement in public. If she’s truly changed her mind, I will not interfere. However, if Craig had done something to her, I will do everything in my power to take her away.”

Gwendolyn sighed again. He’s got the first part right, but the rest of his thoughts are still too rash.

is now the daughter of the Newton family. Are you planning to

himself. He would be

fell silent

his rationality when it came to

actually did something to Jennifer and

from both ends of the line as they fell

minute later, Gwendolyn spoke first. “It’s not ideal to discuss this over the phone. I’ll get the Federal Bureau of Investigation to pull their people back. Come over to

“Okay.”

later, Treyton arrived and

and Summer had also arrived. The five of them sat on the couch

plunged into a long silence as their expressions

time, Summer broke the

everything else, Jennifer is now a lady of the Newton family. Even if she is being held against her will by Craig, or even if she’s being threatened, it’s difficult for us to meddle with the Newton family’s affairs as

residence. She hasn’t been working either. It’s likely very

room once again plunged into a deathly

family’s matters, I can come up with a suitable excuse to get Nico to search

they could get Cedrick to pull strings at the Federal Bureau

in, we may end up in an impasse with Craig. That can be our last resort. I will head to

nodded in agreement to the

reckon Craig will not let the matter go. Moreover, the exorbitant engagement gift that the Abbot family gave to the Newton family will

Gwendolyn admiringly. “Does that mean

slightly. “If we can’t tackle the matter from Craig’s side, we’ll just have to approach Remus and the Abbot

Everyone’s eyes brightened.

arm around her slender waist

affection, the three others did not react

has spent so much money to get himself engaged to

expression turned serious. “The Abbot family’s hotel dining business is doing quite well. Perhaps we can use this angle.

entire time, immediately understood what she was

was talking about