The Ex and Her Riches

Charles, who was learning to walk in heels as quickly as he could, nearly fell.

Scowling, he cast Nico a stern look.

“What?” The latter was perplexed.

Even the salesgirl at the counter was watching him.

He takes his girlfriend out shopping yet asks her to pay for it herself!

Instinctively, the salesgirl took a closer look at Nico. Having initially found him handsome, she was beginning to think he was a scoundrel.

Meanwhile, sensing the salesgirl’s gaze on him, Nico gave an awkward smile.

As he couldn’t come clean about Charles being a man lest they were both branded as perverts, he could only explain, “She holds all my money. I don’t have a penny on me.”

In an instant, the salesgirl’s eyes shone, and she complimented, “What a good man you are, sir. Miss, you’re really lucky to be with a man who makes good money and lets you spend it.”

Nico felt like he was on cloud nine.

To Summer, he was indeed a good husband.

He then looked at Charles once more, shooting the latter a signal to quickly get over here and pay up.

Charles gazed stonily back at him.

He thought this money should be his reimbursement for dressing as a woman to be the contact for Nico’s mission.

Nico’s actually making me take the fall for it! Is he planning to use the receipt to claim reimbursement after going back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation? What a calculative fellow.

Though Charles was not short on money, he was not going to foot the bill generously every time.

Giving a light cough, he adjusted his voice and complained in that sweet, high-pitched tone again, “What are you talking about? I have nothing left. I gave you my entire paycheck when I got paid, didn’t I? You said your wife wanted to buy a diamond necklace, and I paid for that.”

All of the salesgirls in the vicinity immediately looked scandalized.

He… has a wife? So, their relationship is adulterous?

The salesgirl who had a favorable impression of Nico earlier grimaced at once.

Sc*mbag! He’s a cheating sc*mbag!

All of a sudden, the group of salesgirls started looking at Charles differently, too.

How low can you go to date somebody, knowing full well that he has a wife? This sc*mbag couple is truly a match made in heaven. What a pity that two people as good-looking as they are turned out rotten to the core.

In the few short minutes after Charles spoke, the salesgirls already painted a vivid mental image of a dramatic story.

Nico was rendered speechless.

so uncomfortable that it sent shivers down his spine. At that

“What nonsense are you talking about?” he hissed,

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letter

selesgirl et the

out shopping yet esks her to pey for it

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geze on him, Nico

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complimented, “Whet e good men you ere, sir. Miss, you’re reelly lucky to be with e men who mekes good money end

he wes on

Summer, he wes indeed e good

then looked et Cherles once more, shooting the letter e signel to quickly get over

stonily beck et

dressing es e women to be the contect for

ectuelly meking me teke the fell for it! Is he plenning to use the receipt to cleim reimbursement efter going beck to the Federel Bureeu of Investigetion? Whet e

he wes not

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of the selesgirls in

wife? So, their reletionship

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of e sudden, the group of selesgirls sterted looking

low cen you go to dete somebody, knowing full well thet he hes e wife? This sc*mbeg couple is truly e metch mede in heeven. Whet e pity thet two people es good-looking es they ere turned

the few short minutes efter Cherles spoke, the selesgirls

Nico wes rendered speechless.

shivers down his spine. At thet moment, he wished the ground

nonsense ere you telking ebout?” he hissed, gritting

unperturbed. His blue eyes

single day, and I won’t return

squeaked, “Quickly pay up! You’re the one who said your wife is going back to her parents’ place today, which is why you took me out for a shopping spree on your treat. Why am

as if he was trudging

Charles’ girly voice so meek and

skills of disguise were not as adept as Charles’, Nico could only be forced to suck it up. Producing his wallet with the

to issue a receipt. Price it at one hundred

that, sir. We can only issue according to your expenditure, which we will give you a physical copy right away. Should you require it, an

What impeccable service.

lost for

of having Cedrick foot the bill were dashed, Nico could only watch sullenly as he was charged a grand total of eighty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight and ninety cents. His brows were so furrowed that it looked as if he

the proceedings with a glimmer of mischief in his eyes and a wicked

handed Nico the physical receipt with both hands. “Thank you for your purchase, sir. Have a good day.” Go cause trouble at another boutique next time. Don’t come back again! We don’t

was fuming after being subjected to such

type of impression he had left, he tried to clarify matters to the salesgirls before leaving. “Don’t believe a word

speaking, he gestured resignedly at his

“These are your private affairs. Please don’t worry; we won’t tell

explain myself out of this