The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 565 Fake Brother

Asher’s face revealed a bitter expression while his eyes reflected a subtle look of mockery, though it was one directed at himself.

“Respond, Mr. Asher. You’ve always been a stickler for the rules. Don’t you know that you should answer honestly when the head of the family asks you a question?”

Gwendolyn tightened her grip on his chin and locked eyes with him, her gaze exuding a look of intimidation.

Asher remained silent. However, his mind wandered back to the words that Annie had whispered to him before she left.

She said, “Now that I’ve spoken up on your behalf, Gwendolyn won’t let you off the hook easily. Are you really not going to consider coming over to my side?”

She probably anticipated Gwendolyn’s arrival and deliberately said those provocative words to threaten our already fragile bond.

At that thought, he inadvertently furrowed his brows. Still, he remained silent throughout.

“Well, well. You did not even say anything truthful. Looks like you’ve chosen to help her!”

Gwendolyn’s anger flared up. Breathing deeply, she straightened her back and released her grip on his chin.

With a cold, disdainful smile, she remarked, “You’re truly her loyal brother. Whenever it comes to her. you’ll protect her no matter what. Asher, if Evelyn and I are both held at gunpoint one day and you only have one bullet, who would you save? Me or her?”

Asher’s eyes reddened as he saw her icy expression. He reached out to grab her hand. “Kiddo…

However, Gwendolyn took a step back when he stretched out his arm.

The small coffee table between them felt like an insurmountable barrier.

“No matter what, I will thoroughly investigate Annie’s identity. If you try to stop me, don’t blame me for disregarding whatever ties we share and dealing with you too.”

After saying those harsh words, Gwendolyn spun around and walked away.

“Kiddo… Gwendolyn, please listen to me.”

Holding onto his knees, Asher struggled to rise and stop her. However, his legs throbbed with excruciating pain, forcing him to pause for a long moment.

with his pained and pitiful expression, conveyed how

gone was his once confident and

her head and stared at him coldly. “Tll only hear

up to him whether he

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at her beautiful yet indifferent face, Asher analyzed the advantages

Annie’s different. Paul’s a count of Ospea. He’s got the entire nobility backing him up.

bring trouble upon herself and put herself in danger. He was genuinely concerned about

arrogantly, her

years, yet so many people still want me dead. Even my own brother is helping to conceal the truth from

scenes was to become stronger herself. Others, not

their eyes met, she cast

pale slowly as his back stiffened.

taste lingered in his mouth. Unable to explain himself, all he could do was bow his head in resignation and listen as Gwendolyn

identity instead of advising me to let her go. You know my temperament well; 1 won’t rest until I have

firmly expressing her stance, she stomped out of the ancestral hall without even

outside with two bodyguards, ensuring no one would eavesdrop.

three of them bowed respectfully

instructed the bodyguards, “Bring the whip over. Follow the rules that

bodyguards exchanged looks,

displeased, Gwendolyn frowned. “Are

disobey. We’ll carry out your instructions

very big. When Gwendolyn was a child, Marcus had built a small equestrian center at the foot

had arranged for her first horse to

horse greatly. However, ever since the incident that had her heading for Fairlake, she

the bodyguards had already brought the whip over. After bowing respectfully at her, they entered the ancestral hall.

writing inside. Even though he heard the footsteps, he

Mr. Asher. The twenty whips are Ms.

Asher placed the pen down elegantly.

previous acts of self–abuse, he swiftly removed his jacket. All he wore for the punishment was

she stood at the door for a long time until she heard the piercing sounds of the

sound reverberated through the air, sending chills