The Ex and Her Riches

It was Benedict who took Gwendolyn’s phone and contacted Charles personally. “Charles, I’m on my way to the oceanarium with Daddy, Mommy, and Zendaya.”

Charles was stunned for a moment and a little delighted. “Are you finally willing to accept the oceanarium?”

Benedict, on the other end of the line, sounded haughty. “You gifted it to me without allowing me the chance to reject it, so what right do I have not to accept it?”

“Fine.” Judging by his tone, Benny hasn’t forgiven me yet. It seems like it is my wishful thinking.

Nevertheless, Charles didn’t give up. Instead, he asked in a gentler voice, “This is your first time taking the initiative to call me. Is this what you want to talk to me about? The oceanarium is yours, Benny. I’m just paying someone to manage it for you. You can go there and have fun whenever you want. There’s no need for you to ask my permission.”

Benedict snorted arrogantly. “You’re overthinking. I just want to inform you that I’m planning to renovate the oceanarium a little to include more new and interesting animals.”

“Sure, that’s not a problem. You can keep any animal you want in there.”

“Hmph. Don’t speak so soon. I’m afraid you may not be able to afford it later. If you’re free now, come over, and we can discuss this in person.”

His voice might sound childish, but he spoke with the mature cadence of an adult, arranging everything perfectly.

“Okay,” Charles agreed without a second thought since Benedict had taken the initiative to invite him over. There was no way he would refuse the latter.

Benedict hung up the call rudely and aloofly without even saying “goodbye” or any other parting words.

Charles decisively turned his steering wheel at the next intersection, heading in the opposite direction toward the oceanarium.

Whitney noticed the change in route and hastily asked, “Where are you going?”

“Mr. Jenson and his family are going to the oceanarium. I’m going to join them.”

“In that case, should I get out of the car now?”

Charles pondered briefly before replying, “Let’s go there together. Zendy is also there. You’ve spent several years in the oceanarium and know it better than I do. I think you’ll be able to explain it better if you were to introduce some marine life to the kids.”

Zendy is also there. Whitney quite missed that clever little girl.

Still, she found it weird for her to tag along.

shouldn’t announce our relationship in public, so how should I introduce myself when

seriously

the childhood sweetheart he hasn’t been able to forget is the twins’ mother? Her children are already five years old, yet Mr. Newton still holds that woman so dearly in his heart. The more I think about this, the more

them you brought me to grocery shopping and received the phone call on the way. That’ll explain why

his head in

Zendaya was fond of Whitney, Charles promised the little girl he would attempt to date and get into a relationship with

if Whitney suddenly became his personal maid

few moments later,

was rendered speechless. “How is that different from a wife? Both are intimate relationships.” Isn’t he afraid his childhood sweetheart will get

is a lover while a wife is a

and argued with an undertone, “You can break up with a girlfriend, so you can divorce a wife too. There’s not

her point of view, but he didn’t want to let Gwendolyn know about his marriage so soon. “Just do as I say. Don’t forget that our marriage is a secret. Aside from members of the Newton family, it’ll be best if we avoid letting anyone else

point, Whitney nodded in agreement. “Okay.

the

Gwendolyn, and the two kids standing

the family of four standing together was harmonious and

the car and

“Uncle Charles!”

and

caught her, pulling her steadily into

her arms around his neck and noticed the red mark

“Uncle Charles, why is your face red? Oh? It’s hot.

her cheeks

his face pinched by Whitney earlier.

trailed behind and slowly caught

perceptively spotted Whitney. “You’re also here, Whitney! I got it. Whitney must’ve hit Uncle Charles because he misbehaved and

Charles and Whitney were rendered speechless upon hearing the

I mentioned her to you before. Uncle Charles

excitedly introduced Whitney to Gwendolyn. “Mommy, this is Whitney. I mentioned her to you before. Uncle

glanced up and happened to lock gazes with

women sized up each other for a