Wooing My Ex-Wife

Seeing that Charles still didn’t respond, the other men in the room couldn’t figure out his temperament.

One of the men asked, “Can we leave now, Mr. Newton? We don’t have any more money on us, and we didn’t touch this who—I mean, woman. In fact, she’s the one who beat us up so badly that we’re covered in injuries. We’ll have to see a doctor right away.”

Charles narrowed his eyes and spat coldly, “Scram.”

“Okay, okay.” The men immediately scurried away.

When they passed by Charles, he caught a glimpse of their injuries.

Some had fractured arms while some were covering their bleeding waist.

All six of those men had their butts kicked by Whitney, a woman, despite their advantage in numbers.

As such, Charles’ interest in Whitney was roused.

Slowly, he ambled into the messy room. The shattered glass pieces scattered all over the floor crumbled beneath his dark leather shoes.

Whitney, who was hiding beneath the table, trembled violently and held her breath upon hearing his steady footsteps.

In her mind, she prayed, Please don’t see me, please don’t see me, please don’t…

A second later, she felt warmth on her shoulders. She tilted her head and saw Charles taking off his coat and draping it over her shoulder to cover her tattered clothes.

He’s so gentle, so much so that he can charm any woman in minutes. Whitney felt even more ashamed and hung her head low, not daring to meet his gaze.

“You don’t have to hide. I know who you are,” uttered Charles in a deep, magnetic voice, which was pleasant to Whitney’s ears.

“Why did you come to this dangerous place? Are you in desperate need of money?” he asked.

streamed down her face. “I’m sorry. You just said you wanted to try

He appeared exceptionally patient as he picked up the money on the table, squatted down, and delivered it to Whitney. “Take it. It’s all yours. You won’t be short of money now, will

soon as her eyes

she refused to take the money. “I don’t want it. If you hadn’t arrived in time, I would’ve suffered greatly. This money belongs to you,

chuckled. She’s quite cute in a silly way sometimes. “I don’t need it, and what happened tonight has nothing to do with me. You deserve this money. Consider it your reward for sparring with those men. Besides, you’re injured, too. You’ll need

Whitney was almost sexually assaulted by the group of men, Charles referred to the

“Don’t you find

at all. You’re an adult, and you’re forced to do what it takes to make ends meet. I can understand that. Although, you should avoid taking such risks in the future. Your safety should come first when you’re outside,

“Thank you.”

handed the cash in his

nightmare, I guess I can count this as compensation for my emotional damage. Perhaps I’ll have some money left over after purchasing the cologne as a gift for

to see her still wearing a smile. What a happy-go-lucky woman. He offered, “I’ll send you to

I don’t need to visit the hospital. All I endured was a few slaps, that’s all. The

you home.” He stood, hands stuffed into his pockets,

steps forward, he stopped because he didn’t hear footsteps behind

she hadn’t moved

rabbit’s, the tears on her countenance mixed with blood. There was a touch of

her lip and uttered, “I… My legs are numb. I can’t stand

ended her sentence, she flushed with embarrassment. Even though I said I could walk, I proved myself

of a few men earlier? Why are her legs numb after

still approached her and carried her after

so it was easy

coat. Her body was tainted with blood, and

pitiful state would easily arouse a

froze, lowering his gaze and staring at

even blink as

delicate frame. Gwendolyn’s light and thin, too. When we were younger, I used to carry her like this as well. I

Whitney to discern the expressions swirling in