The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 485 Eliminating Cedrick

“Who?” Craig questioned, confused.

“It’s our Mr. Charles! He’s… He’s right at the entrance. He’s alive!”

The more Craig listened, the deeper his frown became.

Hence, he propped himself up to stand.

However, the soreness of his arms and thighs forced him back on the chair. Pushing away the thoughts of his pain, he said, “Let him in.”

When everyone in the dining room saw Charles, they paled as if they had seen a ghost.

Out of everyone, Jasmine was the most agitated. Tears welled up in her eyes as she cried out, “Charles, is that really you? You survived?”

Charles’ eyes crinkled. “I was lucky to have survived.”

As his gaze drifted toward Craig and Lucas, he greeted, “Craig, Lucas.”

Lucas nodded numbly.

Craig was the one with the least expression and the most composed.

When he stirred his soup, the spoon and the bowl made a crystalline clanking sound. He somberly asked, “If you were alive, why didn’t you send us a message? Does the Newton family not mean anything to you anymore?”

Charles lowered his head and meekly answered, “I’m sorry. I had to go into hiding in order to survive. I know I’ve done wrong to worry you all.”

Hearing that made Craig feel better. “Forget it. I’m glad you’re back. Have you had your dinner?”

“No.”

Craig glimpsed at the housekeeper beside them and said, “Set the table for Charles.”

“No, it’s fine,” Charles said.

His blue eyes were fixed on Craig.

“Craig, I have something I wish to talk to you in private. Is that okay?”

brother, he noticed that there was something different in

the past two days. He could not

a moment of rumination, he turned to look at the sorrowful Jasmine and Lucas, who seemed

those on your faces? Are you not hungry?

hovering in

course,” both answered in unison before hurrying out of the dining room, not

that, Craig dismissed the housekeepers and

less than a minute, the only ones left in the spacious dining

empty seat beside Craig, but he did not

was glad to see that his brother was still sensible, so his gloomy

apathetic, and he spoke slowly in

ago, Cedrick came after me with an international arrest warrant and kicked up a fuss on the

table and urged, “I know about

instead of hitting my heart, but Cedrick didn’t know about it. Thinking that I’m dead, he threw my body at a nearby mountain. He didn’t even bother burying me,

snorted. “That sounds like something Cedrick

then lowered his

happened to be on the mountain saved me. Mother wanted the international court to sanction Gwen later on, and Cedrick tried to send his men to look

quietly listening to Charles’

have good looks, brains, and combat skills, but Cedrick has

grew on Charles’ face. “I risked getting detected by Cedrick in making this trip,

seat beside him, motioning

Charles had suffered much under Cedrick’s hands, so he

Charles

reason for your downfall, but he’s thriving

not!” Charles hissed, tightening his fists as the murderous look in his eyes

had to suffer because of him, and I can’t even come home. despite having one. If I don’t kill him, I’ll live in hatred

a while and mulled over Charles’ words. Then, a stumped

Cedrick has suspended my work at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I can only stay at home and wait for more news from the bureau. Therefore, I have to say that there’s

even

in his

been the deputy director for a long time. Do you not want to be the director one day and have Cedrick submit to you instead? Don’t you want to take back the right

Craig was silent.

he was close

all he did was stare at his half-brother and narrow his eyes, seemingly

nothing, I can only come to you and try to rely on you. I’ll