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”

many men’s clothes at home. My parents passed away while they were

that she had only her grandmother

clearly been challenging for Winona.

these clothes and see if they fit. Don’t worry, they’re clean,” Winona said as she handed Charles a set of dark-colored clothes. Her cheeks flushed slightly as

seemed a bit

of

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

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

age, it was impeccably clean, a testament to the

him 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 house like this to live in is already quite

as she spoke about

focusing on her

he saw a different person in her.

the chimney, and a faint medicinal aroma wafted from the firewood

dress,

a fishing village, she managed to keep herself

diligently prepared the traditional medicine in 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

awakening to the sound of approaching

his precious phoenix eyes. In his daze, he

“Gwen… Gwen…”

Gwendolyn came to life before his eyes. Her

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

Gwendolyn without

been giving you these past few days were meant to detoxify your body. Today’s dose

voice immediately brought Charles back

he realized he mistook

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

his gentlemanly demeanor as he picked up the

no harm done,” Winona replied with a faint smile.

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

spending 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 use more help