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.

pitiful expression, conveyed how helpless

was his once

turned her head and stared at him coldly. “Tll only hear

given him the opportunity, it was up to him whether he

face,

her however you want. However, Annie’s different. Paul’s a count of Ospea. He’s got 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 at a disadvantage. I don’t want you to offend them just for an investigation that

trouble upon herself and put herself in danger. He was

arrogantly, her gaze filled

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

to become stronger herself. Others, not even those closest to her, were

their eyes met, she cast

pale slowly

could do was bow his head in resignation

questions and help expose Annie’s true identity instead of

out of

guard outside with two bodyguards, ensuring

three of them bowed respectfully when they

gazed at the distant clouds and instructed the bodyguards, “Bring the whip over. Follow the rules that Mr.

bodyguards

frowned. “Are my words

disobey. We’ll carry out

big. When Gwendolyn was a child, Marcus had built a small equestrian center at the foot

Asher had arranged for her first horse to be transported by air from Astoria as her

the incident that had her heading for Fairlake, she had never

the bodyguards had already brought the whip over. After bowing respectfully at her, they entered the

though he heard the

Asher. The twenty whips

Asher placed the pen

accustomed 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 the pages that he had written

she stood at the door for a long time