The Ex and Her Riches

Asher’s face revealed a bitter expression while his eyes reflected a subtle look of mockery, though it was one directed at himself.

“Respond, Mr. Asher. You’ve always been a stickler for the rules. Don’t you know that you should answer honestly when the head of the family asks you a question?”

Gwendolyn tightened her grip on his chin and locked eyes with him, her gaze exuding a look of intimidation.

Asher remained silent. However, his mind wandered back to the words that Annie had whispered to him before she left.

She said, “Now that I’ve spoken up on your behalf, Gwendolyn won’t let you off the hook easily. Are you really not going to consider coming over to my side?”

She probably anticipated Gwendolyn’s arrival and deliberately said those provocative words to threaten our already fragile bond.

At that thought, he inadvertently furrowed his brows. Still, he remained silent throughout.

“Well, well. You did not even say anything truthful. Looks like you’ve chosen to help her!”

Gwendolyn’s anger flared up. Breathing deeply, she straightened her back and released her grip on his chin.

With a cold, disdainful smile, she remarked, “You’re truly her loyal brother. Whenever it comes to her. you’ll protect her no matter what. Asher, if Evelyn and I are both held at gunpoint one day and you only have one bullet, who would you save? Me or her?”

Asher’s eyes reddened as he saw her icy expression. He reached out to grab her hand. “Kiddo…

However, Gwendolyn took a step back when he stretched out his arm.

The small coffee table between them felt like an insurmountable barrier.

“No matter what, I will thoroughly investigate Annie’s identity. If you try to stop me, don’t blame me for disregarding whatever ties we share and dealing with you too.”

After saying those harsh words, Gwendolyn spun around and walked away.

“Kiddo… Gwendolyn, please listen to me.”

Holding onto his knees, Asher struggled to rise and stop her. However, his legs throbbed with excruciating pain, forcing him to pause for a long moment.

pained and pitiful expression, conveyed how

once confident and

in her tracks. She turned her head and stared at him coldly. “Tll only hear your

opportunity, it was up to him whether he made

her beautiful yet indifferent face,

the entire nobility backing him up. If you’re too insistent on finding out Annie’s identity and get into a conflict with Paul, Harris Group will be

simply worried that Gwendolyn would bring trouble upon herself and put herself in danger. He was genuinely concerned

raised her chin arrogantly,

still want me dead. Even my own brother is helping to conceal the truth from me. So, what is there left for me

become stronger herself. Others, not

eyes met, she

expression turned pale slowly as his back

taste lingered in his mouth. Unable to explain himself, all he could do was bow his head

should answer my questions and help expose Annie’s true identity instead of advising me to let

of the ancestral hall without even a glance

outside with two bodyguards, ensuring no

them bowed respectfully when they

whip over. Follow the rules that

bodyguards

frowned. “Are

wouldn’t dare to disobey. We’ll carry out

Marcus had built a small equestrian center at the foot of the mountain as she loved to

her first horse to be transported by air from Astoria as her birthday

ever since the incident that had her heading for Fairlake, she had

over. After bowing respectfully at her, they entered the ancestral

inside. Even though he

Mr. Asher. The twenty whips are

Asher placed

to this due to his previous acts of self–abuse, he swiftly removed his jacket. All he wore for the punishment was a thin shirt. He nudged the table forward slightly so that

leave immediately. Instead, she stood at the door for a long time until she heard