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?”

he noticed that there was something different in

Craig was sore all over for the past two days.

at the sorrowful Jasmine and Lucas, who

not hungry? If you’re not, go back to your rooms and stop hovering in

the dining

the housekeepers

left in

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

brother was still sensible,

look on his face was apathetic, and he spoke slowly

arrest warrant and kicked up a fuss on the day of my wedding with Gwen. He

about this. What I want to know is how you escaped

Her bullet went sideways instead of hitting my heart, but Cedrick didn’t know about it. Thinking that I’m dead, he threw my body at a nearby mountain. He didn’t even bother burying

like

lowered his

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

listening to Charles’

and combat skills, but Cedrick has ruined you. My heart

bitter smile grew on Charles’ face. “I risked getting detected by Cedrick in making this trip, but

then pointed at the seat beside him,

to hear that Charles had suffered much under Cedrick’s hands, so he was

Charles took the

downfall,

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

of him, and I can’t even come home. despite having one. If I don’t kill him, I’ll live in hatred forever. As long as you help

and mulled over Charles’ words. Then, a

at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I can only stay at home and wait for more

Cedrick’s even messing with

snarled, the fury in his

a long time. Do you not want to be the director one day and have Cedrick submit to you instead? Don’t you want to take back the right that

Craig was silent.

he was close to losing his mind. In fact, he

he did was stare at his half-brother and narrow his eyes, seemingly lost