The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

It was time to get off work again.

Whitney hesitated whether to head to the underground parking lot.

When I left this morning, Charles refused to join me. I don’t think he’ll pick me up after work, right? But if I don’t go to the underground parking lot and he really did come to drive me home, he’ll be mad when he doesn’t see me. We only argued once yesterday, but the atmosphere between us is really suffocating. There are still eleven months until the end of the contract, and we’ll likely meet each other every day. I can’t keep avoiding him.

After some deliberation, Whitney decided to text him, asking him if he was coming, and then apologize to him.

Charles and I are only a married couple by contract, so I was wrong to overstep my boundary and ask about his past. More than that, I shouldn’t have brought up the matters between him and Gwendolyn.

She tapped on the WhatsApp icon on her phone and immediately saw Charles’ name at the top of the screen.

Just as she was ready to type her message, Lana suddenly came over from the side.

Whitney quickly turned off her phone so Lana wouldn’t see anything.

“Tch, what’s there to hide? Were you texting Isaac? Is it because you want him to pick you up after work? What car does he drive?”

Whitney was a little offended. “I don’t know what car Isaac drives, and I don’t have a relationship with him. But I doubt you’ll believe me, so I won’t repeat myself again in the future.”

Lana rolled her eyes and sashayed back to her desk.

Gripping her phone, Whitney became hesitant to text Charles again even though she had made up her mind earlier.

At that moment, her superior suddenly approached her. “Come to my office, Whitney. I have a task for you tomorrow.”

“Sure.” She put away her phone and followed her superior into the office.

something new to work on,

meeting lasted

time Whitney left the office, almost all her colleagues were gone. Only a few were still

before expeditiously packing her things and

lot

ten minutes. If Charles had been here, he definitely would have called to reprimand me after getting anxious from waiting for me. But he

in the parking lot, Whitney was at a loss

heavy footsteps coming from behind her. Thinking that it was Charles, she spun back in surprise, only to see that it was

office all day. I’m guessing

swirled in Whitney’s eyes as she lowered

also have some things to do, so I may be returning to the Newton residence a bit later than usual. You be

instead of just being polite, Isaac said, “All right, then. You be careful on

planning to leave the building

is quite far. I

bus to a subway to familiarize herself

was lying on the bed, focusing on writing

returned from kindergarten, was sitting across from

writing, Benny?” She tilted her head

a serious expression, Benedict, while writing, answered, “I’m planning how to remodel the oceanarium. Then, I’ll hand the plan to Charles. He’ll buy the animals

curiosity even more as she moved closer to him and stared

drawing the plans of the oceanarium, it was a good blueprint, so much so that even Zendaya could understand

Zendaya noticed he didn’t include the dolphinarium

the dolphinarium? Do you not want it? Where will

such immature oceanic creatures. It doesn’t match my style. I want to raise vicious animals that can eat

had so much fun with Juju yesterday, yet now you’re calling her immature and want to destroy her home! A-And you want to feed me