The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Gwendolyn and Cedrick exchanged glances when they saw Kieran standing in the doorway, not expecting him to be there.

Kieran was completely drenched.

He didn’t want to go inside and dirty the carpet, so he remained outside. His usually-cool gaze was fixed on Gwendolyn.

Confusion filled Gwendolyn. She suddenly recalled the incident at the Harris residence a few days ago. “Why didn’t you use an umbrella? Is there an emergency?” she asked coldly.

Kieran calmed his breathing and answered, “Kiddo, I was being watched for the past few days. That was why I didn’t come and see you. Since tomorrow is the homecoming feast, I had to lose them and sneak here.”

Her heart immediately softened. She looked over her shoulder at Cedrick. “Get a thick towel for him and make some soup to warm him up.”

“Okay.”

With the thick towel, Kieran managed to dry himself partially to a state where he was no longer dripping wet. Only then did he enter the living room.

Cedrick went to make soup while Gwendolyn took a seat on the couch.

“Just say what you want to say, Kieran.”

Kieran nodded. He was never the type to beat around the bush.

“Although Alban is my mentor, I don’t trust the results of his paternity test entirely, and that’s why I brought this.”

He took out a handkerchief from the inner pocket of his suit. A few strands of Marcus’ hair were tucked between the folded cloth.

Shock filled her, and her gaze turned grim. “But Kieran, it’s already the middle of the night. Even if you use your connections and send it to the hospital for a test, you won’t make it tomorrow.”

Kieran shook his head. “I don’t trust anyone else, so I’ll do it myself this time around. You only need to provide me with a silver staining reagent and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.”

“All right. I can get those items from the Jenson family’s medical team and have Nico deliver them here.”

Kieran nodded before lowering his head. After contemplating briefly, he asked, “I didn’t say anything on the day something happened to Dad. Do you… blame me for it?”

Anger poured through her at the mention of that dreadful day.

Heaven knows how ostracized and lonely I was facing those distrustful bunch of relatives. It’d be unnatural of me to deny feeling any anger over it. That isn’t who I am.

She shot a haughty glare at Kieran, walked toward him, and punched his shoulder.

“Of course, I blamed you. I even considered ignoring you for the rest of my life and pretending you weren’t my brother.”

head as guilt flooded

“Now that I’ve

light in his eyes returned. He grabbed her wrist and used it

You can hit me a few more times if you’re

burst into laughter and retracted her hand. “All right. I’m

his expression turned gruff as he

care of Dad these few days and found something in

complicated look in his eyes, the

to his

the past few days. When he caught the somberness in her countenance, he immediately assured, “This is just my speculation, and there’s no certainty behind it. We can’t simply accuse him of any wrongdoing. Tomorrow is the homecoming feast. You have

wasn’t unreasonable, so she

Knock! Knock!

against the front

I just

up and went to get the door. Kieran

too. His chest was rising and falling

the man wasn’t

It was Treyton.

shoulder at Kieran, who had wet

up with tonight? Why are you guys running to my house in the rain? It sure is a

as he beamed at Kieran. “Hey, what a coincidence that

him back as he wore a haughty

asked, “What brings you here today,

real cause behind Dad’s accident,” he replied in his deep

on Gwendolyn’s face

“Who was it?”

thinking it wasn’t appropriate at the moment. “Let’s go inside, and I’ll explain everything to

for him to

home, Treyton took it

kitchen, he immediately saw another

guys catch a whiff of my soup

chuckled. “I haven’t tried your soup before. What

filling the living room

of them took a seat on the couch and started discussing the next day’s

of warm soup on the coffee table

Nico