The Ex and Her Riches

By the time Whitney returned to the Newton residence from work, Charles had already arrived, sitting on the sofa and discussing matters related to the Newton Group with the family.

Seeing her return, Jasmine took the initiative to approach her. “Whitney, why didn’t your come back with Charles today?”

All eyes from the Newton family turned toward her in unison.

Whitney glanced at Charles, walked over to his side, and said with a smile, “I Kot held up today after work chatting with Ms. Zeller. Charles has been so busy lately, and as his wife, how could I not worry about him? So, I asked him to come home first.”

As she spoke, Charles casually placed her hand in his own with languid ease.

“Of course my wife cares about me. You guys carry on with your chat. My wife and I need to go upstairs to discuss some matters.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Charles took her hand and led her upstairs. The rest of the Newton family couldn’t help but chuckle, teasing them a bit under their breath.

Even when they arrived at the turn of the staircase, Charles showed no signs of letting go of her.

Feeling the warmth of his palm, Whitney couldn’t help but break out in sweat.

Upon entering the study, Charles switched on his computer, his voice indifferent as he said, “I’ve seen the proposal you submitted. It’s too naive.”

Naïve…

The destructive power of the word was immense for Whitney. She had poured so much effort into the new version, yet it still failed to catch his eye.

“I’m sorry…” Whitney replied softly.

Charles glanced over at her, and she didn’t dare to say anything more.

“You don’t know how to do it, yet you don’t know how to ask too?”

With a swift motion of his hands, he tapped a few keys on the keyboard, and several documents popped up on the computer screen. They were titled: XX Project Plan, XX Management Plan, and XX Summary.

Every document ended with Charles’s personal signature.

This is… the previous planning proposal of Newton Group! These are all secrets of the Newton Group. Why is he pulling out these documents now?

Whitney was completely bewildered. The next second, Charles said, “Take a good look at. these documents. If there’s anything you don’t understand, ask me.”

in front of the computer. He then settled himself on the

in front of her, Whitney

teach me how to create a proposal? If I didn’t

an intense gaze fixed on her from behind, Whitney’s heartbeat suddenly quickened. After taking a few deep breaths, she managed to refocus her

plans in front of her

were still many

concise and to the point. In that

nearby, the sound of flipping pages could

find Charles engrossed in a book about

was written entirely in a foreign. language.

as him should have no problem reading

vast difference between her abilities and his. Silently, she withdrew her gaze and

as she was about to stretch, a figure. appeared

drew

He

have one thing in common. This part, this part, and this part all employ the

danced across the computer

a while, he finally stopped pointing and asked,

making her incredibly nervous. She stammered, “L… I… There’s something I still don’t quite get.”

a conversation, and to her surprise, Charles unexpectedly answered her

today. I was the one who messed things up, so why did

up in Whitney’s mind,

simple project proposal on the computer, Charles noticed that her mind was not on it.

a proposal, accompany me to a dinner. party

“Female companion?”

“Do

at

no right to refuse, as she

her the guest list for the business gala on her phone, asking her to remember some of

large conglomerate like Harris Group would undoubtedly be on the guest list

enough, Whitney spotted Gwendolyn’s name at a glance, written right below Charles’