The Ex and Her Riches

Annie patted her on the hand as consolation and continued, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Harris. I am simply helping you and Mr. Asher reclaim what rightfully belongs to you two while getting Antea Group a couple of collaboration projects while I’m at it. There’s no way I’d harm anyone’s life!”

She then leaned in close and whispered into Sienna’s ear, “The preparations for tomorrow night are complete. All you have to do is play along with me, Mrs. Harris.”

Given how cautious Annie was being Sienna decided not to ask any further as doing so would only make her suspicious.

“It’s getting late. You should get some rest, Ms. Annie.”

Sienna then pulled her hand back and made her way upstairs.

Annie simply watched her go without saying a word.

The next day, Gwendolyn took her own sweet time returning to Mount Tranquil after completing her preparations.

Because Asher’s legs were hurting, he never left his bed except to shower and use the bathroom. Sienna even had to feed him his meals in bed.

The chefs were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen when Gwendolyn arrived. She caught a whiff of the fragrant aroma of the food the moment she entered the house.

Sienna and Annie welcomed her at the front door, but she simply flashed them a cold look before heading upstairs to check on Asher.

“Sienna, Ms. Annie, please step outside for a bit. There is something that I would like to discuss with Asher in private.”

“All right. Don’t take too long, though. Dinner is almost ready.”

Gwendolyn nodded and waited until the two had left the room before locking the door from inside. She then walked up to the frail Asher, who was leaning on the headboard, and sat down beside his bed.

“What would you like to ask me about, Ms. Harris?” Asher asked in a hoarse voice.

“I want to know what you’re running away from.”

“What do you mean by that?” he asked, lowering his gaze.

“With your strong physique, it’s not possible for you to remain bedridden for three days straight even though your rheumatism was acting up, and yet, look at you now. You refuse to get out of bed and need Sienna to feed you every meal,” Gwendolyn said, exposing his pretense instantly.

Asher simply blinked at her and lowered his gaze in silence.

out of this and let Annie and I fight each other so you can side with the winner later on. Is that

at the blanket without

shot him an icy–cold glare before gracefully standing up and smoothening out the

some time to think this through. If Annie is not related to Evelyn, then she will naturally have nothing to do with you. If the contrary is true, however, you will have to make a choice. Just keep in mind that Kieran, Treyton, and everyone else in the Harris family will never forgive you if you make the wrong choice, and Sienna will

not running away from anything, Kiddo.

the door and walked straight out of

a conflicted look in his eyes as he stared at the empty

dining

be having a

walked up to the table and sat

even think to leave that seat vacant for Asher. However, she was quick to regain her composure and

had already taken their seats at the

Sienna when she saw

some Ospean food, so we hired a chef from Ospea to prepare

fork and tasted one of the dishes that

it tastes

you

the Ospean chef, who was standing behind

chef quickly retrieved three plates of steak from the kitchen and

it look very appetizing, and it smells great with the red wine and black pepper sauce,”

a

at her as she munched

eyes were filled with anxiety, whereas the

like

your elegance and grace

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good while dining? You truly live up to your

spare me the flattery. I still have some business to attend to later tonight, so let’s just get this dinner over

her gaze and continued eating her steak

else talking at the dinner table, the meal was over fairly

but she started feeling unwell when she had just finished her food and began