The Ex and Her Riches

“Alright then. You guys shouldn’t tire yourselves out either. Take care of your health. Once I’ve passed my exam, I might be going abroad.”

Jasmine was engrossed in sharing her future plans, but Whitney’s mind had already drifted off somewhere else.

After having breakfast, the Newton family’s driver dropped Whitney off at the office.

After entering the office, Whitney headed in the direction of Charles’ office.

Just as Isaac was about to leave with a stack of documents, Whitney stopped him. “Is he in the office now?”

Isaac nodded. “Mr. Newton seems to be in a bad mood. Be careful.”

After giving a piece of advice, Isaac left with the documents in his arms.

Whitney headed straight for the office and knocked on the door.

“It’s me.”

“Come in.”

Charles was holding a fountain pen, diligently writing on some document. Whitney knew better than to interrupt, and quietly waited for him to finish.

After about ten minutes, Charles finally looked up, pinched the bridge of his nose and asked, “What are you doing here?”

His voice regained its calm and indifference like before.

Whitney suppressed the discomfort in her heart as she smiled and said, “I was worried about your health, so I wanted to come and see you.”

“Are you done?”

Charles didn’t lift his head, his gaze remained fixed on the documents in front of him. His brows and eyes looked serious, and his tone indifferent.

He seemed to be urging Whitney to leave.

Whitney didn’t understand.

It was understandable for him to have such an attitude yesterday. Why is he still like this today)

She couldn’t hold back any longer and asked the question that had been weighing on her heart.

“During the time you lived in the fishing village… was it that girl who took care of you? What… what’s her name?”

As she asked the question, Whitney’s heart pounded rapidly, her palms clenched as she was nervous. She carefully observed Charles’ expression.

suddenly furrowed, his eyes

swallowed, unsure of what to say to ease the

been in the fishing village?”

glanced at her. “Not bad.”

documents in his hand and stood up to leave

his path, gathering her courage to ask,

said he was going to date her, but ended up leaving her alone in the

she had been worried for

had finally met, but he still had this attitude, not saying a word,

“Once you’re back at work, you should focus and concentrate on your work. Why must you waste your time on these issues

left without looking back.

Clang!

blow to Whitney’s heart as if it were a sledgehammer.

knew by now.

his attitude

had already found a place in Charles’

at herself, realizing that he simply didn’t

her own standing, and she presumptuously thought she

the way Charles looked at that girl.

was a look filled with affection

only seen this kind of

him of Gwendolyn. Whitney began to understand why he had suddenly

longer waste her warmth

a deep breath, Whitney suppressed her stubbornness and pride,

this moment on, apart from necessary work interactions, Whitney

if the people in the company had

many people were often breeding grounds

CEO and Whitney, who used to always come and go from the office together, had stopped appearing at the office at the

deliberately avoiding their CEO, which inevitably piqued the

able to turn from being a small intern to a favored individual by the

was a thorn in the hearts of the

of transforming from rags to riches. There wasn’t a woman who didn’t desire a man

the women in the company when it came to choosing a partner However, they were aho well aware of their own status and

dares to confront the CEO

family background or particularly outstanding abilities, seemed to have nothing more than her beauty

could the existence of such a woman justify the whims and fancies of those

that the two of them were at odds, some people started harboring thoughts

in a white shirt saw Whitney walking out of Charles’ office with a cold expression. She quickly pulled someone nearby and asked, “What’s going on? Is it true that Mr. Newton doesn’t favor