The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Thank God the photo is still with me. I don’t think Craig realized I stole the photo.

“I was just curious. After all, Mother is upstairs, and I haven’t met her. That’s why I wanted to head upstairs.”

Craig sighed. “Forget it. I won’t punish you this time, but you’re not allowed to do this again. There are rules in our family, and now that you’re here, you need to obey them.”

“All right…”

Craig stood up and straightened his collar. “You must have had a scare last night. Get more rest. I’ll ask the servants to bring the food upstairs later.”

“Wait.” Jennifer grabbed his sleeve and looked up at him. “I think someone hit my head and tried to strangle me to death before I passed out last night. They even said that I shouldn’t be alive. Was that… Mother?”

Craig said back down and patted her shoulder.

In a softer voice, he said, “No. No one tried to strangle you to death either. You slipped and hit your head on the corner of the table. Maybe you were too startled last night and imagined it. Don’t overthink the matter, okay?”

“But—”

But it felt so real. I was sober last night, so how could I have imagined it?

“There isn’t any but. Mother didn’t even wake up when you passed out the night before. The maid only found you in the study this morning when she went there to clean up the place.”

Was that really what happened? Was that just a dream?

Jennifer was half-convinced. “Then when can I meet Mother?”

Craig froze for a second before a complicated look appeared in his amber eyes. “Mother has a cold, and she says she doesn’t want to pass it to you, so it might be a few days before that. At most, you’ll meet her during your party. I’m sure you’ll be able to see our kind and beautiful mother then.”

“She has a cold? I can take care of her. I’m healthier than most girls, and I won’t catch it.”

“But you’re hurt, and your immune system is at its lowest right now.” Craig narrowed his eyes before sternly reminding her, “You need to listen to others now that you’re back.”

Feeling deflated, Jennifer nodded quietly.

Craig proceeded to remind her about a few more things before leaving the room.

second he was gone, Jennifer clambered down the bed and walked over to the dresser to check the mirror. Other than

I really have hallucinated this last night

Gwendolyn’s matter is

from her pocket. Upon ensuring that she had gotten the right photo, she put

her from leaving the room. No matter what she said, the butler refused to let her

was locked up for

when

it was the day of

and left, Jennifer told the butler that she had recovered and had a magazine photoshoot to attend to and managed to get out of the house.

on her way to the international court, the lawyer passed the script to her on behalf of Jared and reminded her, “Ms.

nodded, but she did not look

well, but Asher was too busy with his work to even

arrived at Harrick Villa in haste, everyone had already departed half

her phone had been confiscated, she had depleted the last of her battery on her way to Harrick Villa.

the master bedroom after Jennifer left.

eyes widened, and he rushed over to his side. “Thank God! You’re finally

glanced at Nico before

“Where’s Gwenny?”

Highness is

brows and sobered up immediately. “The murder of a member of the

Vidar Lund. Her Highness’ adopted

from the bed. “You’re driving. We’re going

watch before grabbing Cedrick’s arm. “The trial is about to start. I doubt we’ll be of any help even if we go now.”

at Nico as he

have

the court was

car arrived, the reporters swarmed over and shoved

did you really

though Charles had been in jail before, he was an upstanding citizen. We even heard that you were childhood friends with him, so why did you kill

give us an

the flashes of the cameras went on

wrapped