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.

several days. He’s recently been hand-copying scriptures and has gone for an entire day

refused to comment

for Kieran and Treyton at the entrance while you

“All right.”

after Sienna was gone. She rested his wrinkled hand against her face and gently stroked

time to speak privately

head understandingly and excused himself,

to look for Asher after exiting

onto the banister while making his way

was evident that

were

a check-up the day before and voiced the possibility

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

was about to take another step

as atonement for your crimes from

back and

there any point in

than anyone what his sister’s temper, whom he’d cared for since

anything he said as a ploy to fish for

hand to continue his journey

Evelyn was the main

it all in wordlessly

at his back and

wound on his left hand from peeling fruits throbbed in pain, reminding him of

housekeeper to get it disinfected

arrived hastily, one after the

beeline to Marcus’ room and conducted a

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, how

he took a fall. It has now spread and is affecting his central nervous system. He will be brain-dead soon. Even if we insisted on

atmosphere of the hall was shrouded with despair

from her and swayed

wrapped her in his arms

as she curled up in his arms. Her right hand clung tightly to the fabric of

she felt for the sake of