The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

She began to grow nervous at his prolonged silence.

“Are you still there, Mister? You didn’t faint, did you?”

“No.” Nico closed his eyes wearily. “I’m exhausted and would like to take a nap,” he murmured.

“No! Don’t fall asleep!”

She banged madly on the wall to keep him awake. “You’re badly hurt, and you might never wake up if you fall asleep!”

Nico was amused.

Having been training in the barracks with Cedrick from a young age, he would not die that easily.

Aside from Cedrick and Gwendolyn, she was the first person who cared so deeply for him without knowing who he was. It gave him a warm, fuzzy feeling.

“Mister? Are you asleep? Or are you almost dead?”

An urgent hammering on the wall sounded again.

“No.”

She heaved a sigh of relief. “I’ll keep you company if you’re feeling sleepy. Would you like to hear a story?”

“Do you know any scary ones?”

“Uh… Aren’t we living through one right now?”

Nico gazed weakly about the cell and chuckled.

Indeed, it was quite eerie.

“I know some morbid jokes, Mister.”

“This dungeon is morbid enough.”

“Mine are more morbid than that.”

Bonding over their chat, the pair passed a pleasant half an hour in each other’s company.

the doctor, who was arranged by Charles, arrived to administer Nico’s

Charles sent Gwendolyn back to the condominium

permitted access to from her block to her

She only asked him for several books on childcare to kill

her meals, however, Charles

symptoms of morning sickness and drowsiness—signs of hormonal imbalance. In response, Charles employed a female gynecologist who would show up every afternoon to

at noon, Charles

“Mother.”

before her

with me. Is the child in the belly of

his gaze fixed on

still lying to

unfinished cup to the

the floor beneath the coffee table was lined with

response, Charles marched around the coffee table, knelt beside her, and wiped her hand with

her rage subside. She

digging and found that she is engaged in Chanaea. Besides, I saw the way you looked last

head bowed, refusing to

she had of Gwendolyn had vanished

is not worthy of you. What did she do to you to

her fingers diligently. He did not

when he made up his mind, so she sighed. “Either marry another woman or

up at once. “I will either marry

with defeat. “It will damage her body to put her through an abortion. I would like her to bear this child. If I

ears. “How dare you even consider letting her deliver the child? Do you want this stain on your honor for as long as you live? You won’t feel the same love for

struck a chord in the sore spot Charles had kept suppressed

my existence not a wretched one, Mother? You did this, too, didn’t you? Does that make you,

“You little sh*t!”

him in shock. Enraged, she slapped him across the

at her beloved son to whom she owed so much and regretted it at

for causing you so much misery over

hand and smiled. “It’s

foul at

know what I’ve been through, Charlie, you should know that it won’t be fair to her unborn child. Do

answer her, as he did harbor that