The Ex and Her Riches

The Newton residence was the only one still buzzing with activity deep into the night.

Karl had asked for a doctor from the A&E department to come.

Charles body was covered in blood, and he seemed severely injured. However, he was whipped by a cane, so his injuries were only external, not internal

Methodically, the doctor cleaned the bloodstains with saline water before applying medicine to the wounds. He then bandaged grave wounds and inserted an anti-inflammatory pill into the mouth of the Charles.

Even though Charles wasn’t fully conscious, he never said anything that would disadvantage his situation. After the treatment was done, the doctor left.

Jasmine sat next to his bed and sobbed “Why did you do that right after you returned here, Charles? Are you truly willing to toss away your life for Gwendolyn?”

While she wasn’t sure of the details, she did receive a general summary of the situation from Gwendolyn. Hence, she more or less guessed why Charles tried to steal Karl’s keys.

Charles was in so much pain that he couldn’t move from his bed. Weakly narrowing his eyes, he turned his sight toward the white curtain with pursed lips. Yes, I was willing to take the risk for Gwendolyn. However, she’s not the sole reason I’m doing this. There’s something new I want to try getting my hands on.

Meanwhile, Jasmine continued to weep as she watched him lost in his thoughts.

Too many things had happened in a relatively short period, which was why she had gotten gloomy and cried more times than in the past years combined.

“You should rest, Jasmine. I’m fine.” Charles looked pale and closed his eyes tiredly.

“Okay. You should sleep early, Charles. I’ll find a way to plead Craig for mercy on your behalf.” Upon finishing her sentence, Jasmine left the room.

The pain and exhaustion were so overwhelming that Charles fell asleep shortly after.

A few hours later, he was woken up by a bodyguard. “You should wake up. Mr. Charles. Mr. Craig is inviting you to the garden.”

Charles felt his head splitting apart as he struggled to open his eyes. He was still so weak that he couldn’t sit up

The edges of his lips curved upward mockingly. While I survived last night’s ordeal, today’s new torture and interrogation have barely begun.

had no intention of leaving

took

on the second floor, so he

path in the garden and

waist as his head collapsed on the ground. The bodyguards had to force him. to sit straight “Mr. Craig said that if you’re

Charles took a deep breath and straightened his back under the bodyguards

the first thing Jasmine did after waking up and dressing up was visit Charles’ room to check

was wide open, and

housekeeper and asked in a panic, “Where’s Charles? Where did

he’s in the

delay, Jasmine bolted downstairs. Just as she exited the building, she saw Charles’ face looking pale and on the verge of collapsing in

as she attempted to beg Craig for mercy. However. Karl blocked her path. “There’s no point in meeting with Mr. Craig, Ms. Jasmine. Mr. Charles losing the key and the item on the top floor isn’t a small matter. Mr. Craig won’t release him until

next. “What do I do, then? What will

food or water as long as he refuses to reveal the location of the stolen item. He’ll be punished in the ancestral hall

shock. She didn’t expect Craig to be that merciless. “It’s not even confirmed that Charles is the culprit! How can Craig do this? Charles was

“If you wish to help Mr. Charles, you should convince him to speak the truth as soon as possible, Ms. Jasmine. You should also persuade

his

affixed on Charles while she

longer and dropped to the ground. The bodyguard next to him

by the two bodyguards again

of collapse. A military man’s torture methods are

internal debate, she returned to

that moment, Gwendolyn was still

woke up as if he had just

lasted for a few hours before he

why she didn’t

stepped out of the bathroom,