The Ex and Her Riches

The sound of splashing water echoed from the bathroom. Whitney shed her grimy dress and stepped into the bathtub.

The warm water cascaded over her body, washing away the fatigue and unhappiness of her day.

She lazily leaned against the bathtub, unintentionally catching sight of his bathrobe left at home. We could have spent tonight in sheer joy.

In no time at all, a thick mist rose within the bathroom, veiling the expression on her face.

After taking a bath, Whitney came out wearing his bathrobe, threw herself onto the bed, and greedily inhaled the scent of his pillow.

The pillow seemed to still carry the scent of Charles.

She stared at the ceiling, wanting to sleep and forget her troubles. However, sleep cluded her.

She had grown accustomed to the presence of Charles by her side, accustomed to falling asleep to the sound of his breathing, accustomed to his embrace, his chest.

Now, the night was far too quiet.

In the end, it was only as dawn was breaking that she finally managed to fall asleep.

The alarm rang in the early morning, and Whitney instantly sat up in bed. She quickly got dressed and rushed downstairs as if someone was urging her to get things done.

“Whitney…

Before Jasmine could finish her sentence, Whitney had already run out of the Newton residence.

It seemed that when she got busy, she wouldn’t dwell on the things that made her unhappy.

After squeezing onto the subway and rushing for the bus, she finally managed to clock in for work before nine.

Whitney arrived at her desk, panting heavily. Suddenly, she realized that with Charles gone now, there was no one to assign her tasks.

Her position was Charles’ personal assistant, a role distinct from other assistants.

Getting up, she went to Charles’ office. As usual, she watered the plants in the office and tidied up the things on his desk.

There were still open files on his desk, which could prove that his departure was abrupt, as Charles had always been a person who loved to organize and tidy up

floor.

started to discuss.

she leave so early today? It seems

Newton is never short of women, let alone capable ones. For someone like her

Whitney paused

Gwendolyn, I can lend him a hand, and he won’t have to fight alone. A year can pass very quickly, and I’m not confident

for a long time, Whitney realized that aside from the Newton residence, she surprisingly had nowhere else to go.

to run into Jasmine having her meal.

back! Is work not too busy? Come and join us for a meal. Today, I asked the kitchen to prepare

she hadn’t

She sighed softly. “Ah. better hurry back. Otherwise, Whitney

sat blankly at her desk, which was filled with

bed, Charles would

on top

reading a few pages, she gave up.

with many things she couldn’t understand, a plethora of peculiar symbols,

“This…”

turning the pages of another book. Yet, the

could

she never imagined that the gap would be so vast.

we really are from different worlds…”

held the finance book with a desolate

waiting every day for news from Charles. But no news

his words, and even if she was worried, she dared

Knock Knock Knock!

sound of knocking echoed Jasmine asked, “Whitney, are you okay? Would you like to go out and clear your mind? I know a fun place. Why don’t

look of concern appeared on Jasmine’s face. For the past three days, Whitney had done nothing but lock herself in her room, only coming out to eat. She didn’t talk

Squeak.

swung open from the inside, and Whitney managed to squeeze out a smile. “I’m fine, Jasmine. I’ll go for a stroll in a bit. You go ahead with

how could Jasmine not be worried?

out for some fun. It’ll be good to let out