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.”

his eyes. He

edges of his lips curved upward mockingly. While I survived last night’s ordeal, today’s new torture and interrogation have

had woken up but had no intention of

step the bodyguards took stretched

located on the second floor, so he arrived at

bodyguards then dragged him to the pebbled path in the garden

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

Tightening his fists, Charles took a deep breath and straightened his

up and

was wide open, and no one was inside. Even the

stopped a passing-by housekeeper and asked in a panic, “Where’s Charles? Where did he

he’s in the garden,”

building, she saw Charles’ face looking pale and on the

beg Craig for mercy. However. Karl blocked her path. “There’s no point in meeting with Mr. Craig, Ms. Jasmine.

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

as long as he refuses to reveal the location of the stolen item. He’ll be punished in the ancestral hall again

not even confirmed that Charles is the culprit! How can Craig do this? Charles was so

should convince him to speak the truth as soon as possible, Ms. Jasmine. You should

his sentence, he

was affixed on Charles while she

pain any longer and dropped to the ground. The bodyguard

instant he was reawakened, he was lifted by

A military man’s torture methods are terrifying…

she returned to her

that moment, Gwendolyn

if he had just drunk a can of energy drink and had intense sex with

before he left to take

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