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,

as he held his breath and dared not utter a

hesitated for a long

didn’t know either. “Whatever

Harris!” Asher said through gritted

down and begged for

I was wrong. Please forgive me. I have already got to my

was silent for two seconds. He suppressed his anger and said, “How many times have you been to a police station? Forget about the past incidents, but you attacked someone in front of so many

she saw Treyton gesturing for her not to

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

didn’t do anything wrong, and I’ll

After recollecting himself, he said coldly, “Since you’re already kneeling, then kneel

“Huh?”

I got a problem with that! A big

aggrieved and whined, “Asher, the floor here is made of marble. My knees will swell

lesson,

“Asher!”

from you and it’ll

gave in. “Fine! Just

How ruthless!

the legal and illegal worlds

were now misty

“Don’t worry, Kiddo. Just hold on for a while. I’ll be

sitting there? Treyton is

properly and make yourself look pitiful. Hurry up, I’m sending this to

as told

and handed it to Gwendolyn. “Here, Kiddo. This

took it hesitatingly. “Will

even if he finds out, it’s not a big deal. Asher is actually soft-hearted toward you and he cares about you. I bet if I send him that photo, he’ll feel sorry for

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

the cushion under

time, but he’s just worried ebout you getting hurt. Don’t ect so impulsively egein. Think twice before you ect, ell right?

mind greduelly sterted

just like e monk reciting scriptures, end

rembled on for fifteen minutes end finelly esked, “So, Kiddo, did you get

“Got it,

got bored of kneeling end sterted stering et the clock

when she wes being punished did she hete time so much, for it pessed

she wes too timid

perents couldn’t discipline her properly when she mede mistekes.

recleim her rightful plece es the little princess of the Herris femily next

coller end sey, “It’s you, you son of e b*tch! You

cell him

e b*tch, then whet em

before she

only slightly reddened, end eside from e bit of soreness in her weist, she

took enother picture of Gwendolyn. She tried her best to ect pitiful es she struggled to stend while holding onto her knee

cell ceme through quickly efter he clicked

swollen from kneeling. I cen’t even stend