The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 491 New Interrogation

The Newton residence was the only one still buzzing with activity deep into the night.

Karl had asked for a doctor from the A&E department to come.

Charles body was covered in blood, and he seemed severely injured. However, he was whipped by a cane, so his injuries were only external, not internal

Methodically, the doctor cleaned the bloodstains with saline water before applying medicine to the wounds. He then bandaged grave wounds and inserted an anti-inflammatory pill into the mouth of the Charles.

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Even though Charles wasn’t fully conscious, he never said anything that would disadvantage his situation. After the treatment was done, the doctor left.

Jasmine sat next to his bed and sobbed “Why did you do that right after you returned here, Charles? Are you truly willing to toss away your life for Gwendolyn?”

While she wasn’t sure of the details, she did receive a general summary of the situation from Gwendolyn. Hence, she more or less guessed why Charles tried to steal Karl’s keys.

Charles was in so much pain that he couldn’t move from his bed. Weakly narrowing his eyes, he turned his sight toward the white curtain with pursed lips. Yes, I was willing to take the risk for Gwendolyn. However, she’s not the sole reason I’m doing this. There’s something new I want to try getting my hands on.

Meanwhile, Jasmine continued to weep as she watched him lost in his thoughts.

Too many things had happened in a relatively short period, which was why she had gotten gloomy and cried more times than in the past years combined.

“You should rest, Jasmine. I’m fine.” Charles looked pale and closed his eyes tiredly.

“Okay. You should sleep early, Charles. I’ll find a way to plead Craig for mercy on your behalf.” Upon finishing her sentence, Jasmine left the room.

The pain and exhaustion were so overwhelming that Charles fell asleep shortly after.

A few hours later, he was woken up by a bodyguard. “You should wake up. Mr. Charles. Mr. Craig is inviting you to the garden.”

to open his eyes. He

upward mockingly. While I survived last

could tell he had woken up but had no intention of leaving the bed. Thus,

took

was located on the second floor,

then dragged him to the pebbled path in

sit straight “Mr. Craig said that if you’re willing to admit your wrongdoing

his fists, Charles took a deep breath and straightened his back under the bodyguards

waking up and dressing up was visit Charles’ room to check

wide open, and no one was inside.

in a panic, “Where’s

in the garden,” replied

as she exited the building, she saw Charles’ face looking pale and on the verge of collapsing in

Ms. Jasmine.

Jasmine turned to Charles, at a loss for what to do next. “What do

that Mr. Charles will have to kneel in the garden until the evening without receiving any food or water as long as he refuses to reveal the

that Charles is the culprit!

more. “If you wish to help Mr. Charles, you should convince him to speak

finishing his

affixed on Charles

the end, Charles couldn’t bear the pain any longer and dropped to the ground. The bodyguard next to him immediately splashed cold

lifted by the two

A military man’s torture methods are terrifying… I doubt I can convince Charles to spill the truth considering

she returned to her

moment, Gwendolyn was still

just drunk a can of energy drink and

a few hours before he left to take a

slumber, which was why she didn’t hear the notification on her