The Ex and Her Riches

Even from afar, Charles was smiling at her.

His eyes were only bright when he saw her, and she could not help but notice how blue his eyes were.

It seemed like he had gone for a haircut and a shave after coming out of the interrogation room.

Besides his skin being rougher and him looking wearier, he was still as attractive as before.

Gwendolyn remained still as she quietly watched Charles amble over to her.

“Why are you here?” she asked.

“I came over to visit Jennifer. I never thought you’d be here too. Coincidentally, I bought gifts from the mall after leaving the Federal Bureau of Investigation. May I disturb your routine to have a meal at Harrick Villa tonight?”

Gwendolyn mulled over it and eventually nodded. “Of course. I’m sure Benny and Zendy will be delighted to see their godfather.”

Charles beamed.

He was never stingy with his smiles around Gwendolyn, and he was always earnest around her.

“I heard from Jasmine that Craig beat you for stealing the serum for me. Is it serious? Are you feeling better now?” Gwendolyn posed another question.

The man gave her a nonchalant smile. “I’ve mostly recovered. It’s just a caning; it’s only skin-deep pain.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Gwendolyn stood stiffly. Having a private conversation with Charles felt weird, and she would only feel at ease if Cedrick was by her side.

After that, silence ensued. Neither spoke, and the quiet was a little unnerving.

Charles had his gaze fixed on Gwendolyn, but Gwendolyn could not tell what was on his mind.

When she averted her eyes, she spotted a car with a familiar number entering her line of sight.

As the car rolled to a stop, Cedrick, who had already taken off his military uniform, stepped out of the vehicle and headed straight for Gwendolyn.

“Hubby, I was waiting for you,” she said with a sheepish chuckle, for it seemed like Cedrick was in a bad mood. In a gentle tone, she continued, “It’s going to be lively at home tonight. Why don’t we invite Nico and Summer over for dinner too? They can be witnesses to Charles becoming Benny and Zendy’s godfather.”

“Sure, whatever you say goes, Darling.”

his dark expression and casually lifted her hand. As if he was asserting

felt like a third wheel, a gigantic one, at that.

In

his lips into a thin line, he stared at their tightly intertwined hands for a

flaunting their closeness did Cedrick turn to Charles and arched his brows at the other man. “We’ll drive you to Harrick

that he was

their house.

just formality.

smiled. “I won’t reject your

eyes promptly turned icy as he glared

him. Gwendolyn quickly towed Cedrick toward his car

late, and I’m starving.

for her. He then shielded her head from the top of the doorframe

was seated, he leaned over to buckle her safety belt

quietly watched Cedrick’s gentle actions before putting the gifts he had bought for the children in the trunk. Then,

how the trio returned to Harrick Villa together in a tense

into the kitchen to cook while Gwendolyn and Charles, who was carrying boxes of gifts, headed

was worried about leaving Gwendolyn and Charles alone in the room, he called Nico and asked him and Summer to hurry over to be human surveillance

nursery, Charles took out the new toy he bought and started playing

knew that he was going to be her godfather, she

to look at them, she noticed that his attention was wholly on the girl. He even looked like he had his heart melted by

teased, “It looks like you like daughters more than sons. I haven’t seen you

honest, yes. I do want a daughter, but as long as they’re your children. I’ll like

blue toy that he had bought for Benedict and went over to play

liking the children, so she dropped the topic and started playing with

her, Charles let a genuine smile grow on his

In A Company

right at that moment, and he

heard that something happened in the Harris family before you gave birth to them. Apparently,

Gwendolyn’s face froze, but she soon let a real smile return to her lips. As she continued. playing with the children, she muttered noncommittally.

worry,

she win against

knowingly and said,

gave him a side-eye and replied, “I’ll take that as

compliments from me,

sighing, he returned to the previous topic. “When Mr. Marcus passed away, I saw the news of another death in the Harris family. It was the

voice deepened. “Regardless of whether she’s dead or not, the Harris family

turned equally grim.