The Ex and Her Riches

However, seeing the excitement and anticipation on Gwendolyn’s face, he couldn’t say anything else, only responding, “I’ll listen to my wife.”

An hour later, two cheerful little figures ran up to Gwendolyn and Cedrick, chattering excitedly about the fun things that happened on their way.

Nico, on the other hand, was laden with all sorts of things, such as a milk bottle, a backpack, a water cup, a small towel, and a little jacket.

With a playful smile, Gwendolyn couldn’t help but tease, “Nico, you’re definitely going to make a great dad in the future.”

After getting teased by Gwendolyn, Nico blushed in an instant, even his cars turned red.

Seeing him like that, Gwendolyn leaned closer to Summer and whispered, “Summer, you guys should hurry up too. Benny and Zendy are already five years old. It’s time they had a playmate.”

“Oh, Gwendolyn…”

Summer, feeling shy from the teasing, quickly scurried off to keep herself busy by the lake.

The afternoon sun was just right, so Nico and Summer were busy preparing the barbecue.

Not far away, there was another family, carefree and joyful. A family of four was relaxing under a tree, enjoying the fruits they had bought.

A gentle breeze swept by, bringing immense comfort.

Cedrick watched Nico and Summer busily working by the lake, and said to Gwendolyn with a smile, “We were the ones who suggested the barbecue, but they ended up doing all the work. It really isn’t right.”

Despite saying that, he didn’t move an inch away from his wife. From behind, Benedict quietly said, “Daddy, you’re playing innocent after taking advantage.”

Those words made the rest of them burst into laughter.

The joyous times always seemed fleeting. After enjoying a barbecue and watching the sunset, the two families finally parted ways.

The two children were so exhausted that they fell into a deep sleep as soon as they got in the car, their bodies and minds completely content.

At ten o’clock in the evening, Swain emailed the final verdict of Joe’s case to Cedrick.

against Joe, sentencing him to death. The execution by firing squad was to

was densely packed with the list of crimes committed by Joe,

been waiting for him for a while, but he didn’t come out. She pushed the door open and walked in, only to see Cedrick standing straight by

wrapped her arms around him from behind, her voice soft as she asked, “Hubby, what’s wrong?” “Joe will be executed by a firing

muffled. Knowing Joe was Cedrick’s former comrade,

should see him off that day,” she said. No matter what, that person was once a comrade who fought alongside him.

turned around, held Gwendolyn in his arms, and

she answered. I

grew tired. Only then did they retire.

days later, Joe was led to the place of execution. Cedrick, dressed in black, stood on the opposite. side of the

to his hands

question from the executor echoed in his ears. Joe lifted his head, and the moment he saw Cedrick, his eyes

to see how miserable I’ll be when

pulling out the aged wine he had brought from behind him.

the wine onto the ground, saying calmly, “A toast to a dearly departed friend.”

In the end, he felt that with his statement, everything was enough.

heartily. His tone was casual when he added, “It’s

facing execution by firing squad,

want to run away

lives and done countless deeds, yet he never had the chance to be with the one

a lot. He was willing to make excuses for her, willing to be deceived by her, all because she was

lost its meaning when

of his existence, too, was

Bang!

pierced accurately through the heart. Joe curled the corner of his lips and died.

glass of wine onto the ground. His expression was cold, and he was keeping silent.

Charles, “Mr. Newton, Joe is dead. He was executed by a firing squad today.”

which were busy typing, paused for a moment. He responded with a hum. He was such

topic. “What is

responded, “Right now, Mrs. Newton is still in her internship period. Every day, she’s busy with various tasks in the logistics department, inputting data, organizing documents, and sometimes even cleaning up the department and running errands like buying coffee for other employees.”

eyebrows furrowed instantly. What? They even had the audacity to make her clean and run errands! An internship isn’t about playing nanny. Doesn’t she know