The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Half an hour later, Gwendolyn and Cedrick returned to the Harris residence at Mount Tranquil together.

Kieran and Treyton still had not arrived, while Sienna was pacing back and forth before the door as if she’d been waiting for them.

She hurried toward them the moment they stepped out of the car. “You’re finally here, Gwen.”

Gwendolyn noticed her swollen eyes and inquired calmly, “How’s Dad?”

Sienna shook her head. “Not good. The doctor says he’ll probably last around two days at most. But we’ll have to wait for Kieran’s diagnosis when he’s back.”

“Okay.”

They strode into the mansion.

The door to Marcus’ bedroom was open, and a man was sitting before his bed.

Gwendolyn had not seen Asher for around seven to eight days.

He looked completely different from before.

He’d lost a lot of weight, and his skin was dull. Moreover, the stubble on his face gave him a weathered look, making him seem to have aged a decade, although only several days had passed.

Gwendolyn had no idea, nor was she interested in knowing what he’d gone through.

“Could you please excuse us? I wish to talk to Dad and don’t want to see you here.”

Her voice was devoid of emotion, as if she were talking to a stranger.

Asher’s eyes were lowered as he departed the room in silence.

Despite his efforts to appear normal, Gwendolyn astutely observed a slight limp in his gait as he walked by her.

Is it his knee?

“Are you sure you’ve been obediently reading scriptures at the ancestral hall for the past few days?” She directed the question at Asher.

He froze and opened his mouth to speak up for himself.

Yet no sound came out from his lips as the words were trapped in his throat. As such, he left the room defeatedly without uttering a word.

entered and clarified discreetly, “Gwen, he lost his voice and hasn’t spoken for several days.

listened silently and refused to

sighed at her remote expression. “I’ll wait for Kieran and Treyton at the entrance while you keep Dad company

“All right.”

Sienna was gone. She rested his wrinkled

time to

understandingly and excused himself,

to look for Asher

was holding onto the banister while making his way

put on an act without Gwendolyn around, and it was evident that each step was excruciating at

were cold and hard. Therefore, his knees were swelling with pain after kneeling on the ground for

voiced the possibility of him being diagnosed

the top of the stairs and quietly observed Asher, noting how challenging it was for him just to get down a level, so much so that his

breath and was about to take

hide everything you’ve done as atonement for your crimes

back and met

point

sister’s temper, whom he’d cared for since childhood, was

she would interpret anything he said as a ploy to fish for sympathy,

hand to continue his journey down

if she saw it with her own eyes. While Evelyn was the main culprit, you were the one who hurt Gwendolyn the most. What you

wordlessly and resumed

back

hand from peeling fruits throbbed

to the housekeeper to get it disinfected and

arrived hastily, one

room and conducted a full-body

stood at the side and offered assistance

nerve-wracking half an hour,

and Cedrick were all seated on the couch in the hall, awaiting

got to her feet. “Kieran,

skull that hasn’t been removed from the last time he took a fall. It has now spread

atmosphere of the hall was shrouded with despair at the

felt the energy drain from her and swayed on her

her side and wrapped her in

his arms. Her

felt for the sake of