The Ex and Her Riches

“You’ve worked hard today, so why don’t you stay for dinner tonight?”

Charles instinctively reached out and gently held Winona’s wrist. He stared at her meaningfully, causing Winona to feel a bit flustered, and her cheeks flushed red.

She managed to free her wrist from his grasp. With a coy glance, she lifted her skirt, turned, and playfully ran off into the distance.

Observing her retreating figure, a faint smile played at the corners of Charles’ lips as he followed her.

Under the guise of a life-saving favor, all of Winona’s advances became reasonable.

When dinner time arrived, Winona prepared a large table filled with exquisite dishes.

Since they were in a fishing village, the table featured an array of dishes made from fish. prepared in various ways.

As Charles surveyed the feast, he recalled Winona mentioning that she and her grandmother were all each other had. However, during his few days here, he had not yet seen the elderly woman, sparking his curiosity.

“Winona, doesn’t your grandmother live here?”

Winona, who was in the middle of serving food, paused for a moment. She replied, “My grandmother often treats sick fishermen in the village. If she hasn’t finished helping a family yet, she won’t return home. Is there a reason you want to meet her?”

With a sweet smile, Winona deliberately let her hair graze against Charles’ cheek as she served him food.

“I was just curious. It’s been a while since I last saw her.”

Winona changed the subject, asking, “Now that you’ve tasted my cooking, what kind of impression do you have of me?”

Charles smiled. “You’re as pure and innocent as Cinderella in the fairy tales.”

Winona blushed slightly at the compliment.

“You have a way with words. But you’ve been here for quite some time. Aren’t your family worried about you? What do you do for a living?”

In response to Winona’s probes, Charles replied, “You know, you took my phone for repairs

leave now, how will

not expecting Charles to notice that she had secretly taken

regained her composure and explained, “I only took your phone for repair because I saw it was broken.

offered it to her.

guilt and mumbled, “I’m sorry

“There’s no need to apologize.

their conversation during dinner, getting to

spent more

dressed in the same

attire of the fishing

like a young couple in love.

Winona, and she chased after him.

lying on the beach, panting heavily, and feeling utterly

beside him, a flicker of unusual emotion flashing in his

the temples of the girl next to him was dampened by the seawater, sticking to her face, stirring an indescribable urge

have you ever considered being in a relationship?”

thought. “Love? I do envy Sera from our village. She and her boyfriend are indeed very affectionate. However, I haven’t considered it

for love, Charles abruptly stood up, blocking the sunlight in front of her. He looked at her seriously and said, “So… what if I

“Huh?”

gently blew, lightly caressing their cheeks, while the waves lapped against the

of Winona were similar to Gwendolyn.

protect the obsession that had lasted for

long while, Winona regained her senses, her heart inexplicably racing, a blush gradually spreading

never really thought about being in a

I can’t bring this misfortune upon you. I’m truly sorry. Your phone has been fixed. I’ll get it for you right

in a flurry, leaving him with

her panicked expression, Charles gave a bitter smile and then headed

look. It seems like a lot of people have been

only to find countless call logs from Whitney, along with

Are you okay? I’m really worried about