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

she had only her grandmother to rely on in life.

had clearly been challenging for Winona.

said as she handed

attire seemed a bit

from the room, he found a bowl of freshly cooked

I’ll go catch some fish tomorrow to help you replenish.”

inviting to Charles, and he finished it

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

on each other, and we don’t have much extra income. Having a

as she

focusing

though he saw a different person in

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

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

living in a fishing village, she managed

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

to the sound of approaching footsteps, stirred from

long eyelashes fluttered slightly as he opened his precious phoenix eyes. In his daze, he saw a

“Gwen… Gwen…”

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

thought, seemingly forgetting his surroundings,

Gwendolyn without Cedrick by

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

unfamiliar voice immediately brought Charles back from his

he mistook Winona

of his decade-long companionship with

quickly stood up, regaining his gentlemanly demeanor

harm done,” Winona replied with

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

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 on