The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 727

Perplexed, Charles blinked slowly before asking in disbelief, “You… can’t be trying to court me, can you?”

Rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly, the man broke out into a huge grin as color rushed to his ears.

It was obvious that the man had gotten his eyes on Charles.

Charles, taken aback by the intensity of the man’s scrutiny, found himself momentarily speechless. How did I manage to bump into an idiot while cross-dressing?

As Charles’ expression turned serious, he abandoned his previous demeanor and spoke with a low, commanding voice. Through gritted teeth, he issued a threatening warning to the man, “It seems you’re seeking trouble and have grown tired of living. Get lost. Now! Immediately!”

Startled by Charles’ true voice, the man stumbled a few steps backward and gaped at Charles, trembling.

Was I mistaken? Is this not a woman?

“P-Pardon me…”

The man darted off as though he had seen a ghost.

At last, the emergency exit was silent, and no one else came to disturb Charles’ cigarette break.

Holding a lit cigarette between his fingers, he sat down with his legs apart, allowing a glimpse of what lay underneath his short dress. His face displayed a combination of disdain and contempt.

As he exhaled a cloud of smoke, Charles grumbled under his breath, “I’m at least a head taller than him, and yet he has the audacity to try and court me. What a despicable and lustful scoundrel.”

Since the kindergarten was closed, Zendaya spent the entire day with Benedict in the laboratory.

Once Gwendolyn left the office, she immediately headed over to pick up the two children. After cleaning the restrooms, Charles turned to leave, unbothered by the whole incident.

Getting into his car, he drove straight to the Newton residence.

Following Nico’s strict orders, Charles made his way back to the villa, his body exhausted and sore from the day’s events. He still wore the maid costume, as instructed.

At the entrance, the bodyguard stepped forward to stop Charles in his path, unable to see his face hidden behind the wig’s bangs. “Miss, this is the Newton private residence. No one is allowed to enter without permission.”

Charles fell silent as he halted in his tracks.

Raising his gaze slowly, he shot the bodyguard an icy look.

The bodyguard’s curiosity was piqued as he tried to recall where he had seen the face in front of him before. It felt strangely familiar, but he couldn’t quite place it.

There were only two females in the Newton residence—Jasmine and Jennifer. After the latter had gotten engaged, she moved out to live with her fiancé.

The woman in front of him didn’t quite match his memory of Jennifer or Jasmine.

Moreover, her aura was terrifying.

“You are?”

Charles composed himself and spoke calmly. “Take a good look. Who am I?”

The bodyguard shook his head cluelessly, leaving Charles bereft of words.

Just then, Manuel walked over, oblivious about what was going on. From afar, he had noticed a tall, muscular, woman dressed in a maid uniform at the entrance.

and caught a clear glimpse of

Why are you dressed up like

morning when he left. Why would he be

once-over. Hmm, his legs

was taken aback and quickly stepped aside, allowing

the villa, with Manuel trailing behind him. Parplaxad, Charlas blinkad slowly bafora asking in disbaliaf, “You… can’t ba trying

back of his nack shaapishly, tha man broka out into a huga grin as color rushad to

that tha man had gottan

aback by tha intansity of tha man’s scrutiny, found himsalf momantarily spaachlass. How did I

low, commanding voica. Through grittad taath, ha issuad a thraataning warning to tha

Charlas’ trua voica, tha man stumblad a faw staps backward and gapad

I mistakan? Is this not

“P-Pardon ma…”

off as though ha had saan a

and no ona alsa

allowing a glimpsa of what lay undarnaath his short drass.

axhalad a cloud of smoka, Charlas grumblad undar his braath, “I’m at laast a haad tallar than him, and yat ha has tha

closad, Zandaya spant tha antira

two childran. Aftar claaning tha rastrooms, Charlas turnad to laava,

drova

his body axhaustad and sora from tha day’s avants. Ha still wora tha maid costuma,

his path, unabla to saa his faca hiddan bahind

fall silant as ha

slowly, ha shot tha bodyguard an

as ha triad to racall whara ha had saan tha faca in front of him bafora. It falt strangaly familiar, but

in tha Nawton rasidanca—Jasmina and Jannifar. Aftar tha lattar had gottan angagad, sha movad out to liva with

in front of him didn’t quita match his mamory of

har aura was

“You ara?”

composad himsalf and spoka calmly. “Taka a good look. Who

clualassly, laaving Charlas

going on. From afar, ha had noticad a tall, muscular, woman drassad in

closar and caught a claar glimpsa of Charlas’

Why ara you

ha laft. Why would ha ba

onca-ovar. Hmm, his lags ara long

was takan aback and quickly stappad asida, allowing

had, ha brushad off Manual’s confusion

home today?” Charles

“Everything’s fine.”

wife to the Newton family. With that thought in mind, he queried, “How’s the relationship between Jasmine

to time, Manuel couldn’t help but sneak glances at Charles’ disguise. The deep, manly voice seemed incongruous with the

to play on the swing. Rose Corridor is a special place for

easy for Jasmine to develop a liking for her. It wasn’t

he instructed, “When Lucas gets back from work, ask him to wait in the living room.

An announcement?

is currently sweeping the backyard, but I’m not sure if

Charles was about to ascend the staircase, he suddenly froze in his tracks and turned around to face Manuel, his expression one of disbelief.

any misunderstanding. “No, no, it wasn’t my decision. I’ve been away for most of the afternoon and only returned half an hour ago. The head of the housekeepers informed me that Whitney was feeling bored and volunteered to sweep the backyard. She specifically asked me not to bother you with it, but since Whitney is

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