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

searched. Charles realized that she

clearly been challenging for Winona.

these clothes and see if they fit. Don’t worry, they’re clean,” Winona said as

seemed a bit outdated.

he found a bowl of freshly cooked oatmeal

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

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

room’s decor, noting that despite the house’s age, it was impeccably clean, a testament to the homeowner’s

grandmother and I rely on each other, and we don’t have much extra income. Having a house like this to live in is already quite good. You must be from a big city, aren’t

as she spoke

his eyes involuntarily focusing on her face

saw a different person in

rose from the chimney,

dressed in a light green long dress, emitted a

village, she managed to keep herself neat and tidy

a small pot, carefully uning it to be ready in a quarter of an hour With great care, she carried the medicinal soup and approached the room where Charles was resting

of approaching footsteps, stirred from

phoenix eyes. In his daze,

“Gwen… Gwen…”

she seemed like Gwendolyn came to life before his eyes. Her graceful curves resembled a beautiful flower in full

entranced by her radiant charm, lost in thought, seemingly forgetting his surroundings, his identity,

Gwendolyn without Cedrick by her

ones I’ve been giving you these past few days were meant to detoxify your body. Today’s dose will be the last, just

voice immediately brought Charles back

he mistook

his decade-long companionship

stood up, regaining his gentlemanly demeanor as he picked up the medicinal soup and downed it in

done,” Winona replied with a faint smile.

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

“It just so happens that we could use more help on