The Ex and Her Riches

Opening a durian with my bare hands?

Charles tensed.

The fruit was covered in thorns. It was close to impossible to open it without using any tools.

Even the smile on Zendaya’s face disappeared. She had initially wanted her brother to just bully Charles a little, but it seemed like the situation was out of control.

Her brother’s first request was ruthless.

She weakly tugged Benedict’s sleeve and muttered, “Benny, it’s hard to open a durian. If Uncle Charles uses his bare hands, he’s going to bleed a lot.”

Benedict furrowed his brows, a hint of annoyance manifesting on his face. “If he can’t fulfill my request, then he can leave immediately and never bother me again.”

“I can. I’ve promised you that I’ll do it, and I won’t go back on my words.”

With that, Charles gave him a gentle smile.

Benedict spotted the smile and huffed. He then clasped his hands together and looked out of the window. “Then hurry up and do it.”

Charles took out the durian from the bag. He observed it for a while, wondering where he should start.

Every once in a while, he would glance at Benedict, who had a merciless expression on his face.

A quiet laugh escaped his lips. Benedict was so much like Cedrick.

He was surprised that the boy could think of something so heartless at his young age.

If Zendaya was the flower of a rose, then Benedict had to be the thorns of the rose.

As expected of Cedrick’s son… Charles lamented in his mind before trying to open the durian.

Alas, the shell was too tough, and the thorns were too many. There was nowhere he could put his fingers to pull the fruit apart.

Zendaya was nervously watching from

Just forget about it. I don’t want to eat durian anymore. I’ll think of another way to get Benny to forgive

you even though you think that you’re whispering. He was the one who agreed to the three requests. If he can’t

but… I don’t think Uncle Charles can

she said that, a thumping

struck the

some blood to satisfy Benedict anyway, so after a while of

who was once trained in the Central Intelligence Agency, his judgment and decision-making skills

and even Benedict craned his neck to

Charles! The durian flesh smells, but

her lips, her bright eyes fixed on the yellowish flesh

was expressionless and

this won’t pose a challenge to him!

Zendaya soon noticed something

is your hand shaking?” Promptly, she grabbed the hand he had used to

was completely covered in blood, and his fingers were shaking uncontrollably.

hurt, Uncle Charles?

and

him. He smiled and gently reassured her, “I’m fine. As long as I get to fulfill your brother’s

did not speak, but his eyes were fixed on

My body hurts even when I’m not bleeding or vomiting blood because of the virus. Charles’ hand is already a mangled mess. I’m sure it hurts way more than I’ve hurt. Adults

“I feel much better seeing you in pain after the misery I had to go through over the years

small smile, “I’m glad

proceeded to pull the split durian into two parts. To avoid his blood dripping onto the flesh, he took out a pair of disposable gloves and a plate

out the flesh of the fruit and placed them on

and elegant, the look in his

be bad for your health, so don’t be too greedy. Keep the

Charles’ blood-filled glove

first. Will you die? This looks scary. I’m

up her face, an evident sign of her

completed my first request. Go to the professor to get your wound treated. I don’t want