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”

passed away while they were at sea some time ago, and there aren’t

searched. Charles realized that she had only her grandmother to rely on in

had clearly been challenging

see if they fit. Don’t worry, they’re clean,” Winona said as she handed Charles a set

attire seemed a bit outdated.

bowl of freshly cooked oatmeal waiting for him

nourishment. I’ll go catch

bowl of plain oatmeal smelled incredibly inviting to Charles, and he finished

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

her head and said, “My 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

her words as she

smiled warmly, his eyes involuntarily focusing

though he saw a different person in her.

rose from the chimney, and a faint medicinal aroma wafted from the firewood room.

long dress,

a fishing village, she managed to keep herself neat and

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

sound of approaching footsteps, stirred from

opened his precious phoenix eyes. In

“Gwen… Gwen…”

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

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

was a Gwendolyn without Cedrick by

past few days were meant to detoxify your body. Today’s dose will be the

Charles back from his chaotic reverie.

he realized he mistook

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

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

no harm done,” Winona replied with a

fully recovered now, all thanks to you. If there’s ever anything the fishing village needs my

become more comfortable around Charles. She no longer held back or refused his kindness. “It just so happens that we could use more help on the farm at home. If you don’t mind