The Ex and Her Riches

“Who?” Craig questioned, confused.

“It’s our Mr. Charles! He’s… He’s right at the entrance. He’s alive!”

The more Craig listened, the deeper his frown became.

Hence, he propped himself up to stand.

However, the soreness of his arms and thighs forced him back on the chair. Pushing away the thoughts of his pain, he said, “Let him in.”

When everyone in the dining room saw Charles, they paled as if they had seen a ghost.

Out of everyone, Jasmine was the most agitated. Tears welled up in her eyes as she cried out, “Charles, is that really you? You survived?”

Charles’ eyes crinkled. “I was lucky to have survived.”

As his gaze drifted toward Craig and Lucas, he greeted, “Craig, Lucas.”

Lucas nodded numbly.

Craig was the one with the least expression and the most composed.

When he stirred his soup, the spoon and the bowl made a crystalline clanking sound. He somberly asked, “If you were alive, why didn’t you send us a message? Does the Newton family not mean anything to you anymore?”

Charles lowered his head and meekly answered, “I’m sorry. I had to go into hiding in order to survive. I know I’ve done wrong to worry you all.”

Hearing that made Craig feel better. “Forget it. I’m glad you’re back. Have you had your dinner?”

“No.”

Craig glimpsed at the housekeeper beside them and said, “Set the table for Charles.”

“No, it’s fine,” Charles said.

His blue eyes were fixed on Craig.

“Craig, I have something I wish to talk to you in private. Is that okay?”

noticed that there was

for the past two days.

rumination, he turned to look at the sorrowful Jasmine and Lucas, who seemed to have no appetite

faces? Are you not hungry? If you’re

the dining room, not

that, Craig dismissed the

minute, the only ones left in the spacious dining room

across the long dining table to the empty seat beside Craig, but he did not

was still sensible, so his

apathetic, and he spoke slowly

kicked up a fuss on the day of

“I know about this. What I want to know is

instead of hitting my heart, but Cedrick didn’t know about it. Thinking that I’m dead, he threw my

“That sounds like something Cedrick would

lowered

international court to sanction Gwen later on, and Cedrick tried to send his men to look for my body on the mountain. I fled to Erihal that night, and I’ve been living in countries with low literacy rates, hiding my identity since then. I did teaching to

quietly listening to Charles’ story. Then, he

combat skills, but Cedrick has ruined you. My

“I risked getting detected by Cedrick in making this trip, but it’s

seat beside him, motioning

much under Cedrick’s hands, so he

Craig.” Charles took the

do you have this time? Cedrick is the reason for your downfall, but he’s thriving

not!” Charles hissed, tightening his fists as the murderous

me lose everything. I had to suffer because of him, and I can’t even come home. despite having one. If I

piqued. He stirred his soup for a while and mulled over Charles’

has suspended my work at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I can only

even messing with

snarled, the fury in his

the deputy director for a long time. Do you not want to be the director one day and have Cedrick submit to

Craig was silent.

day like that until he was close to losing

all he did was stare at his half-brother and narrow his