The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 181 How Ruthless

Charles was taken aback, his eyes serious as he said, “I’ve been busy dealing with the matters at the Central Intelligence Agency during the day, so I didn’t inquire about last night’s case. I really don’t know, but…”

He paused slightly, visibly embarrassed. He stared at Gwendolyn and went on, “Sorry, Gwen. I was upset with you last night, so I didn’t stop Matthew from taking you away, causing you to have suffered at the police station all night. But you must believe I would never change; I am always your Charles!”

He reached out and held Gwendolyn’s slender ones.

“Of course I believe in you.” Gwendolyn smiled and withdrew her hand. Then, she gracefully tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “By the way, my money has been with Lane Group for far too long. I’ve been longing to take it back. I need your help again with this matter.”

Without hesitation, Charles replied, “Sure. I will always be there to help you as long as you say the word.”

Gwendolyn’s eyes curved into a smile, exuding warmth and tenderness.

They chatted leisurely for a while and finished their meal at eight o’clock.

Gwendolyn declined Charles’ offer to accompany her, and she drove back to Bay Villa with Ezra and Justin.

As soon as she got into the back seat, the gentle smile on her face froze instantly as her face turned cold and stern.

The temperature inside the car plummeted.

Ezra and Justin noticed that she was in a bad mood, so they did not dare to speak at all.

Upon arriving at Bay Villa, Gwendolyn was surprised to see the living room with the lights on. After asking William, she found out that her third brother, Treyton, had come to visit.

She opened the door and walked in and caught sight of Treyton sitting on the couch with a weird expression on his face.

“Treyton, what’s wrong?”

Treyton blinked and pointed to the phone in his hand, whispering, “It’s Asher. He called you but you didn’t pick up, so he called me instead.”

Gwendolyn held her breath momentarily as she could hear her heart pounding rapidly.

Gwendolyn was not afraid of anything. She even dared to confront her father directly. However, there was only one person she was fearful of—her elder brother, Asher.

Taking in Treyton’s contorted face, she guessed that something terrible was up.

Gwendolyn felt her legs turn to jelly. She said aggrievedly, “Treyton, don’t call him. Let me catch my breath first.”

“Gwendolyn Shalders Harris.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a stern voice suddenly came through Treyton’s phone. It was Asher.

Damn it!

She was speechless.

So the phone was connected all along and even on speaker mode!

She could sense that Asher was mad at her as he had called her by her full name.

There was no way to avoid it. Gwendolyn, trembling, took the phone and said in a soft, sweet voice, “Asher, I’m sorry. I was wrong. Please don’t be mad at me…”

“What did you do wrong?”

the phone, Asher’s voice was cold

beside her as he held his breath and dared not utter a

hesitated for a long

told, she didn’t know either.

Harris!” Asher

down and begged for

I was wrong. Please forgive me. I have already

a police station? Forget about the past incidents, but you attacked someone in front of so many staff at the bar this time! Gwendolyn, you got some nerve! What if the person had decided

but when she looked up, she saw Treyton gesturing for her not to add fuel to the

won’t do it again next time.” She softened her tone as

didn’t do anything wrong, and

said coldly, “Since you’re already kneeling, then kneel for an hour. Treyton, keep an eye on her. Any problem

“Huh?”

a problem

floor here is made of marble. My knees will swell up if I kneel on

still haven’t learned your lesson, so let

“Asher!”

from you and

Just two hours. I accept the

How ruthless!

the legal and illegal

were now misty with tears, and she looked at Treyton pleadingly.

reassured her, “Don’t worry, Kiddo. Just hold on for a while. I’ll be right here with

there? Treyton is heartless

on Gwendolyn. “Kneel properly

did as

him the photos, Treyton took a cushion from the couch and handed it

hesitatingly.

is actually soft-hearted toward you and he cares about

for her when he cesuelly seid she should be punished by kneeling for two

crouched down to help her put the cushion under her knees

but he’s just worried ebout you getting hurt. Don’t ect so impulsively egein. Think twice before you ect, ell right? Even if you went to fight with someone, you should meke sure thet you don’t leeve eny evidence. You

mind greduelly sterted to

to himself, just like e monk reciting scriptures, end

for fifteen minutes end finelly

obediently. “Got

kneeling end sterted stering et the clock in the living

hete time so much, for it pessed

Gwendolyn felt deeply thet she wes too timid

little, she hed elweys been timid. Her perents couldn’t discipline her properly when she mede mistekes. Asher wes the only one who

determined not to beck down. She would recleim her rightful plece es the little princess of

end sey, “It’s you, you son

I cen’t cell him e son of e

e

pondered cerefully, end before she knew it,

only slightly reddened, end eside from e bit of soreness

She tried her best to ect pitiful es she struggled to

cell ceme through quickly efter he clicked the

from kneeling. I cen’t