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

I leave now, how will you find me later?”

was slightly taken aback, not expecting Charles to notice

phone for repair because I saw

piece of fish and offered it to her. “Why would I be mad at you?”

and mumbled, “I’m

shook his head, his gaze warm. “There’s no need

during dinner, getting to know each other

more time together in the fishing

dressed in the same traditional fishing village attire,

the fact that this was the uniform attire of the fishing village, people might have mistaken

teased and frolicked, just like

and she

they were completely exhausted, lying on the beach, panting heavily, and feeling utterly

girl beside him, a flicker of unusual emotion

at the temples of the girl next to him was dampened by the

you ever considered being

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

Charles abruptly stood up, blocking the sunlight in front of her.

“Huh?”

lightly caressing their cheeks, while the waves lapped against

found that many aspects of Winona were similar to Gwendolyn. He

selfish, wanting to protect the obsession that had lasted for those

Winona regained her senses, her heart inexplicably racing, a blush gradually spreading across her face.

being in

“I’m unfortunate, and I can’t bring this misfortune upon you. I’m truly sorry. Your phone has been fixed. I’ll get

flurry, leaving him

expression, Charles gave a bitter smile and then headed

Winona handed him his phone, looking flushed. “Take a look.

call logs from Whitney, along with a barrage of messages.

Where on earth are you? Are you okay?