The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 509 A Third Wheel In A Company

Even from afar, Charles was smiling at her.

His eyes were only bright when he saw her, and she could not help but notice how blue his eyes were.

It seemed like he had gone for a haircut and a shave after coming out of the interrogation room.

Besides his skin being rougher and him looking wearier, he was still as attractive as before.

Gwendolyn remained still as she quietly watched Charles amble over to her.

“Why are you here?” she asked.

“I came over to visit Jennifer. I never thought you’d be here too. Coincidentally, I bought gifts from the mall after leaving the Federal Bureau of Investigation. May I disturb your routine to have a meal at Harrick Villa tonight?”

Gwendolyn mulled over it and eventually nodded. “Of course. I’m sure Benny and Zendy will be delighted to see their godfather.”

Charles beamed.

He was never stingy with his smiles around Gwendolyn, and he was always earnest around her.

“I heard from Jasmine that Craig beat you for stealing the serum for me. Is it serious? Are you feeling better now?” Gwendolyn posed another question.

The man gave her a nonchalant smile. “I’ve mostly recovered. It’s just a caning; it’s only skin-deep pain.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Gwendolyn stood stiffly. Having a private conversation with Charles felt weird, and she would only feel at ease if Cedrick was by her side.

After that, silence ensued. Neither spoke, and the quiet was a little unnerving.

Charles had his gaze fixed on Gwendolyn, but Gwendolyn could not tell what was on his mind.

When she averted her eyes, she spotted a car with a familiar number entering her line of sight.

As the car rolled to a stop, Cedrick, who had already taken off his military uniform, stepped out of the vehicle and headed straight for Gwendolyn.

“Hubby, I was waiting for you,” she said with a sheepish chuckle, for it seemed like Cedrick was in a bad mood. In a gentle tone, she continued, “It’s going to be lively at home tonight. Why don’t we invite Nico and Summer over for dinner too? They can be witnesses to Charles becoming Benny and Zendy’s godfather.”

“Sure, whatever you say goes, Darling.”

casually lifted her hand. As if he was asserting dominance, he pressed a kiss

a third wheel, a gigantic one, at

Wheel

stared at their tightly intertwined hands for a long

Cedrick turn to Charles and arched his brows at the other

Cedrick’s expression that he was not keen on

their house.

It was just formality.

read the room. Charles nodded and smiled. “I

in Cedrick’s dark eyes promptly turned icy as

temperature around him. Gwendolyn quickly towed Cedrick toward his

and I’m starving.

her. He

she was seated, he leaned over to buckle her safety belt

before putting the gifts he had bought for the children in

returned to Harrick

cook while Gwendolyn and Charles, who was carrying boxes of gifts, headed

he called Nico and asked him and Summer to hurry over to be

Charles took out the new toy he bought and

Zendaya knew that he was going to be her godfather, she kept giggling merrily. It seemed like she was

she noticed that his attention was wholly on the girl. He

daughters more than sons. I

do want a daughter, but as long as they’re your children. I’ll like them regardless of whether

the blue toy that he had bought for Benedict and went over to play with the little boy, not wanting to

that he was sincere about liking the children, so she dropped the topic and started

her, Charles let a genuine smile grow on

Wheel In

and he wished that

the Harris family before

Gwendolyn’s face froze, but she soon let a real smile return to her lips. As she continued. playing with the children, she muttered noncommittally. “Yes. My dad’s illegitimate daughter. She has

words were lined with worry, “Did

nothing. How can she win against

confident expression, Charles huffed knowingly and

gave him a side-eye and replied, “I’ll take that as a

from me,

away, I saw the news of another death in the Harris family. It was the illegitimate

her head, and her voice deepened. “Regardless of whether she’s dead or not,

turned

like things were not as simple as he thought they initially