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

once confident

her heart, Gwendolyn stopped in her tracks. She turned her head and stared at him coldly.

had given him the opportunity, it was up

indifferent face, Asher analyzed the advantages and disadvantages

backing her up. Now that Dad has passed away and I’m suspended from duty, there’s no one supporting her. You can manipulate 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

herself

her chin arrogantly, her gaze

by the rules over the past few years, yet so many people still want me dead. Even my own

against her behind the scenes was to become stronger herself. Others, not even those closest to

eyes met, she cast

slowly as his back

could do was bow his head in resignation and

my questions and help expose Annie’s true identity instead

firmly expressing her stance, she stomped out of the ancestral hall without even a

outside with two bodyguards,

respectfully when

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

the bodyguards

displeased, Gwendolyn frowned. “Are my words

We’ll carry out

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

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

ever since the incident that had her heading

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

he heard the footsteps, he did

Asher. The twenty whips are Ms.

a composed look, Asher placed the

to his previous acts of self–abuse, he swiftly removed his jacket. All he wore for the

the door for a long time until she heard the piercing sounds of