Wooing My Ex-Wife

“Who?” Craig questioned, confused.

“It’s our Mr. Charles! He’s… He’s right at the entrance. He’s alive!”

The more Craig listened, the deeper his frown became.

Hence, he propped himself up to stand.

However, the soreness of his arms and thighs forced him back on the chair. Pushing away the thoughts of his pain, he said, “Let him in.”

When everyone in the dining room saw Charles, they paled as if they had seen a ghost.

Out of everyone, Jasmine was the most agitated. Tears welled up in her eyes as she cried out, “Charles, is that really you? You survived?”

Charles’ eyes crinkled. “I was lucky to have survived.”

As his gaze drifted toward Craig and Lucas, he greeted, “Craig, Lucas.”

Lucas nodded numbly.

Craig was the one with the least expression and the most composed.

When he stirred his soup, the spoon and the bowl made a crystalline clanking sound. He somberly asked, “If you were alive, why didn’t you send us a message? Does the Newton family not mean anything to you anymore?”

Charles lowered his head and meekly answered, “I’m sorry. I had to go into hiding in order to survive. I know I’ve done wrong to worry you all.”

Hearing that made Craig feel better. “Forget it. I’m glad you’re back. Have you had your dinner?”

“No.”

Craig glimpsed at the housekeeper beside them and said, “Set the table for Charles.”

“No, it’s fine,” Charles said.

His blue eyes were fixed on Craig.

“Craig, I have something I wish to talk to you in private. Is that okay?”

Craig looked at his brother, he noticed that there was something

for the past two days. He

he turned to look at the sorrowful Jasmine and Lucas, who seemed to have

you’re not, go back to your rooms and stop hovering in my line of

hurrying out of the dining room, not wanting to spend

Craig dismissed the

ones left in the spacious dining

the long dining table to the empty seat beside Craig, but he did not sit

sensible, so his

was apathetic, and he spoke slowly in a

came after me with an international arrest warrant and kicked up a fuss on the day of my wedding with Gwen. He forced Gwendolyn to shoot

“I know about this. What I want to know is

Thinking that I’m dead, he threw my body at a nearby mountain. He didn’t even bother burying me, hoping that the wolves would feed on

snorted. “That sounds like something Cedrick would do.”

then lowered his

“Maybe luck was on my side, as a hunter who happened to be on the mountain saved me. Mother wanted the international court to sanction Gwen later on, and Cedrick tried to send his men to look for my body on the

quietly listening to Charles’ story.

pity. You, my brother, have good looks, brains, and combat skills, but Cedrick has

“I risked getting detected by Cedrick in making this trip, but

him, motioning for Charles to sit down.

to hear that Charles had suffered much under Cedrick’s hands, so he was

Craig.” Charles took the seat.

this time? Cedrick is the reason for your downfall, but

Charles hissed, tightening his fists as the murderous look in his

thing-1 wish to seek your help. Cedrick has stolen my woman from me and made me lose everything. I had to suffer because of him, and I can’t even come home. despite having one. If I don’t kill him, I’ll live in hatred forever. As long as you help me, Craig. I’ll do

a while and mulled over Charles’ words. Then, a

really want to help you, but Cedrick has suspended my work at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I can only stay at home and wait for

Cedrick’s even messing

fury in

be the director one day and have Cedrick submit to you instead? Don’t you

Craig was silent.

course, he did. He yearned for a day like that until he was close to losing his mind. In

his half-brother and narrow his eyes, seemingly lost