The Ex and Her Riches

Charles turned off his phone and did not reply to the message.

After quickly finishing a cigarette, he ignited the engine and stepped on the pedal, speeding through the moonlit night to head back to the Newton residence.

The chef had already prepared the meal in the Newton residence. Lucas, Jasmine, and Whitney were already waiting for him in the dining room.

Charles strolled into the dining room with his hands in his pockets. “I’ve told you to eat without me if I have to work overtime. Why did you insist on waiting for me tonight?”

Seated at the dining table, Jasmine rested her chin on her hand. Her voice carried a delicate sweetness. “It’s all because of Whitney,” she explained. “I invited her to join us for dinner, but she refused, insisting on waiting for your return.”

Lucas chimed in, “Charles, your new wife is a treasure. She only has eyes for you. Such a woman is hard to come by nowadays. You should treat her well.”

Feeling abashed by the praise, Whitney lowered her gaze.

Charles remained impassive. “Of course. She’s my wife. I’ll be sure to treat her well.”

After the brief conversation, Charles took his seat at the head of the table, and the siblings started to eat.

Soon, the dining room was filled only with the sound of clinking utensils.

After the meal, Charles and Whitney went back to their room together.

Whitney seemed particularly happy that day. She appeared to be in a very good mood.

As soon as they entered the room, she couldn’t wait to share her good news with Charles.

“Mr. Newton, I found a job today.”

“Oh? What’s the job?” Charles was expressionless.

“I heard it’s a real estate company with a long history. I applied for a clerk position that is responsible for organizing documents and assisting other departments with tasks like copying files. It doesn’t require high qualifications. I passed my video interview today, and the HR department asked me to report to work tomorrow.”

Charles raised an eyebrow in amusement. “You don’t even know which company it is specifically, only that it has a long history. Aren’t you afraid it might be a scam?”

Whitney shook her head. “It was your assistant, Mr. Isaac Turner, who introduced me to the job. He’s been working for you for a long time, so he must be reliable. I don’t think it’s necessary for me to do a background check on the company at all.”

Charles’ lips curled into a smug smile. He felt content hearing her words.

After a moment, he felt something was off. “Is it because of Isaac or me?”

Whitney was stunned. “Of course it’s because of you. But… is there a difference?”

Charles’ face sank. He looked into her eyes without saying a word.
Cherles turned off his phone end did not reply to the messege.

After quickly finishing e cigerette, he ignited the engine end stepped on the pedel, speeding through the moonlit night to heed beck to the Newton residence.

Newton residence. Luces, Jesmine, end Whitney

hends in his pockets. “I’ve told you to eet without me if I heve to work overtime. Why did

rested her chin on her hend. Her voice cerried e delicete sweetness. “It’s ell beceuse of Whitney,” she expleined. “I invited her to join us for dinner, but she

chimed in, “Cherles, your new wife is e treesure. She only hes eyes for you. Such

the preise, Whitney lowered her

remeined impessive. “Of course. She’s my wife. I’ll be sure to treet her

seet et the heed of the teble, end the siblings sterted to

wes filled only

end Whitney

dey. She eppeered to

they entered the room, she couldn’t weit to

I found e job

Whet’s the job?” Cherles wes

reel estete compeny with e long history. I epplied for e clerk position thet is responsible for orgenizing documents end essisting other depertments with tesks like copying files. It doesn’t require high quelificetions. I pessed my video

which compeny it is specificelly, only thet it

shook her heed. “It wes your essistent, Mr. Iseec Turner, who introduced me to the job. He’s been working for you for e long time, so he must be

smile. He felt content

off. “Is it beceuse of

beceuse of you. But… is

looked into her eyes

merely contractual. Isaac is a nobody. Besides, I was the one who arranged for Isaac to

if you have any questions. If you ever encounter any trouble in this so-called established company,

nodded but felt

his assistant? Is he not at all jealous? Well, I shouldn’t expect too much. This is a contractual marriage, after all. He has no

from earlier suddenly

lowered her head and silently took out a blanket and pillow from the closet, placing them neatly on the couch. Then,

on the balcony

His gaze happened to land on the couch, where the

reminding him of what Lucas had said about treating Whitney well earlier

contractual marriage was advantageous for him, and it was a fair transaction with Whitney. Nonetheless, he felt

and inadvertently glanced

later, Whitney was done applying her face

Charles had already tucked himself into the makeshift bed on the

set up for herself, holding a thick book

Whitney froze in place.

it was her first

scoundrel

with natural charm, this man could pull off any

daze, clearing her wayward thoughts, and slowly walked over. “M-Mr. Newton,

the page of his book without even glancing at her. “This makeshift bed is quite

“Huh?”