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.

was gone, Jennifer clambered down the bed and walked over to the dresser to check the mirror. Other than the mild stinging pain in her

hallucinated this last night because

matter is more

she recomposed herself, she took out the photo from her pocket. Upon ensuring that she had gotten the right photo, she put it back into her

what she said, the butler refused to let her out, and he even

like that, Jennifer was locked

when everyone

was the

his breakfast and left, Jennifer told the butler that she had recovered and had a magazine photoshoot to attend to

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

did not look at the

well, but Asher was too busy with his work to

at Harrick Villa in haste, everyone had already departed half

to Harrick Villa. Left

the master bedroom after Jennifer left.

over to his

and he glanced at Nico before

“Where’s Gwenny?”

international court. Her Highness is suing her for the murder of a

furrowed his brows and sobered up immediately. “The

Her Highness’ adopted

down from the bed. “You’re driving. We’re going to the international court

of any help even if we go now.” At the end of that, Nico stiffened and whispered solemnly, “Boss, I

Nico as he swiftly recollected

have a

of the

car arrived, the reporters swarmed

you

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

us an

were shoved at Gwendolyn as the flashes of the cameras

Treyton wrapped his arm around her shoulder