The Ex and Her Riches

The Newton siblings had been waiting in the dining room at the Newton residence for Whitney for a long while.

Yet, she still hadn’t returned for dinner.

Jasmine lightly furrowed her eyebrows. “Did you not pick up Whitney today, Charles? Why hasn’t she come back?”

Charles’ countenance turned grim. “I had something to take care of today, so I returned home ahead of time.”

“That’s where you’re wrong. What could be more important than picking up your wife from work?” Lucas was dissatisfied with Charles’ answer.

Jasmine added, “It hasn’t been long since Whitney joined the Newton family, Charles. She isn’t familiar with this area. Maybe she got lost while trying to come back?”

Charles stared at his watch with a grave expression and said nothing.

The siblings waited for another twenty minutes.

Seeing that Whitney still hadn’t returned and the sky was turning dark, Jasmine panicked. “You have crossed the line this time, Charles. You didn’t pick up your wife from work, and she still isn’t back home yet. The food is getting cold, yet you don’t seem to be worried at all.”

Once again, Charles looked at his watch quietly.

Jasmine took out her phone and called Whitney. “Charles, her phone is off. I can’t reach her. Did something happen to her?”

After glancing at the sky outside, Lucas said, “It’s getting dark pretty fast today. Looks like it’s about to rain. If it does, Whitney will have an even harder time returning home.”

Unable to sit still any longer, Charles rose to his feet and strode out of the dining room.

Immediately, Jasmine followed him, wanting to search for Whitney with him.

However, Lucas stopped her. “Don’t go and make things worse. It looks like they’ve had an argument. Let them deal with it themselves.”

True. Jasmine sat back down and stared at the rain outside the window worriedly.

The rain was getting heavier by the minute, and the sky was dark.

set off from

drive his car or bring his bodyguards with him. He only

figure would

can’t find Whitney today, I’ll have to call

looked at his watch, unknowingly

path away from the Newton residence for ten minutes. Unfortunately, he still

isn’t going to

pulled out his phone and called

Newton hasn’t returned? How can that be? She left the office not long

that happened before

Mrs. Newton waiting for you in the underground parking lot, so I approached her and told her you wouldn’t be picking her up. Then,

bus. How stupid! Charles was irritated. Why did she have to take the bus when she could’ve arrived home in a

the routes she’ll

he went to carry out

Charles received Isaac’s

listed the three bus routes connected to the subway Whitney had most likely taken

scanning through that information, Charles realized something. Whitney will end up at the subway station around three kilometers away from

to the garage and slowly drove along

annoyed him as he

kilometers, he caught the sight of a thin figure

who it was. He could only approach the

phone was out of battery, and she was unfamiliar with the streets as she had always been driven back to the Newton

was slippery, and the

tired, she opted to rest on

headlight shone on her countenance, she

see Charles picking her up with his car. However, he wasn’t in any of the cars that passed

disappointment accumulated over time until she

the rain. Her wet hair was stuck to

looked like