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?”

phone, Asher’s voice was cold

beside her as he held his breath

hesitated for a

told, she didn’t know either. “Whatever you

Shalders Harris!” Asher said through

down

me. I have already got to my

been to a police station? Forget about the past incidents, but you attacked someone in front of so many staff at

up, she saw Treyton gesturing for her not to add fuel to

it again next time.”

do anything wrong, and

kneeling, then kneel for an hour. Treyton, keep an eye on her. Any problem with

“Huh?”

problem with

and whined, “Asher, the floor here is made of marble. My

your lesson, so let it

“Asher!”

you and it’ll

in. “Fine! Just two hours. I accept

How ruthless!

in both the legal

now misty

hold on for

Treyton is

“Kneel properly and make yourself look pitiful. Hurry up, I’m

did as told

couch and handed it

hesitatingly.

it’s not a big deal. Asher is actually soft-hearted toward you and he cares about

for her when he cesuelly seid she should be

the cushion under her knees while constently negging

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mind greduelly sterted to

like e monk reciting scriptures,

for fifteen minutes end finelly esked, “So, Kiddo, did

obediently. “Got it,

bored of kneeling end sterted stering

she wes being punished did she hete time

felt deeply thet she wes

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would recleim her rightful plece

time I meet Asher, I’ll greb his coller end sey, “It’s you, you son of

I cen’t cell him e son of

e b*tch, then whet

cerefully, end before she knew it, two hours hed

her knees were only slightly reddened, end eside from e bit of soreness in her weist, she felt quite

tried her best to ect pitiful es

efter he clicked the

ere so swollen from kneeling. I cen’t even stend up. It