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”

but I don’t have many men’s clothes at home. My parents passed away while they were at sea some time ago, and there aren’t many of their

realized that she had only her grandmother to rely on in

had clearly been

they’re clean,” Winona said as she handed Charles a set

seemed a

emerged from the room, he found a bowl of freshly cooked

saying, “Your body needs nourishment. I’ll go catch some

oatmeal smelled incredibly inviting to Charles, and he finished

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

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 house like

tinged her words as she spoke about her

focusing on her face each time.

saw a

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

dressed in a light green long dress, emitted a gentle and calming

fishing village, she managed to keep herself neat

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

of approaching footsteps,

opened his precious phoenix eyes. In his daze, he saw a familiar

“Gwen… Gwen…”

light green attire, she seemed like Gwendolyn came to life before his eyes. Her graceful curves resembled a beautiful

her radiant charm, lost in thought, seemingly forgetting his surroundings, his identity, with only

a Gwendolyn without Cedrick by her

The ones I’ve been giving you these past few days were meant to detoxify

Charles back from his chaotic reverie.

that he realized he mistook

dreams were frequently filled with memories of his decade-long companionship

you, and I apologize for my earlier rudeness.” Charles quickly stood up, regaining his gentlemanly demeanor as he picked up

Winona replied

you. I’m fully recovered now, all thanks to you. If there’s ever anything the fishing village needs my help with in the future, I’ll do my best to assist.”

these past few days together, Winona had become more comfortable around Charles. She no longer held back or refused his kindness. “It just so happens that we could