The Ex and Her Riches

Charles was stunned.

In the end, Winona waved her hand before him and asked in confusion, “Sir? Sir? Are you listening to what I’m saying?”

At that, Charles snapped back to reality. He took the medicine from her and gulped it down without hesitation.

He was well aware that if she had been sent by Leonardo, she would have killed him long ag instead of taking care of him until now.

After drinking the medicinal brew, a bit of brown liquid lingered at the corner of his mouth. Winona quickly took out her handkerchief to wipe away the stain.

She soon realized her behavior might have been inappropriate. She quickly explained, “Sir, this handkerchief is clean, it’s not a rag.”

Seeing her flushed cheeks, Charles weakly curled his lips into a teasing smile. “If I were to say your actions just now have charmed me, would you take responsibility?”

“Sir… I…”

Winona’s cheeks grew even redder, and she became more flustered.

Charles quickly clarified, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean anything else. Thank you for saving me. My name is Charles. What’s yours?

“W-Winona.”

Her cheeks remained as red as apples, and she grew more cautious in her movements.

In this state, she looked rather adorable.

At that moment, Charles found himself captivated by the girl before him, who bore a striking resemblance to Gwendolyn. His thoughts kept drifting.

Despite the unbearable pain from his gunshot wound, Charles mustered the strength to lift the quilt and discovered he was only in his underwear.

He was rendered speechless, his handsome brows furrowing with sudden embarrassment.

“Excuse me, could you please find me some clothes? I’d like to get out of bed and move around”

have many men’s clothes at home. My parents passed away while they were at sea some time ago, and there

herself as she searched. Charles realized that she had only her

had clearly been challenging for Winona.

they’re clean,” Winona said as she handed Charles a set of dark-colored clothes. Her cheeks flushed

a bit outdated.

found a bowl of

it to him, saying, “Your body needs nourishment. I’ll go catch some fish tomorrow

of plain oatmeal smelled incredibly inviting to Charles, and he finished it in just a

age, it was impeccably clean, a testament to the homeowner’s dedication

examining the house, Winona lowered her head and said, “My grandmother and I rely on each other, and we don’t have much extra income. Having a

words as she

focusing on

he saw a different person in

dawn, black smoke rose from the chimney, and a faint medicinal aroma wafted from the

dressed in a light green long dress, emitted

managed to keep herself neat and tidy

traditional medicine in a small pot, carefully uning it to be ready in a quarter of an

the sound of approaching footsteps, stirred from hist

as he opened his precious phoenix eyes. In his daze,

“Gwen… Gwen…”

light green attire, she seemed like Gwendolyn came to life before his eyes. Her

her radiant charm, lost in thought, seemingly forgetting his surroundings, his identity, with only Gwendolyn before him.

was a Gwendolyn without Cedrick by her side.

your medicine. The ones I’ve been giving you these past few days were meant

Charles back

he realized he mistook Winona

with memories of his decade-long companionship with Gwendolyn, likely due to spending so

gentlemanly demeanor as he picked

no harm done,” Winona replied with a

there’s ever anything the fishing village needs my help with in the future,

refused his kindness. “It just so happens that we could use more help on the farm at home. If you don’t mind hard