The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

The Newton siblings had been waiting in the dining room at the Newton residence for Whitney for a long while.

Yet, she still hadn’t returned for dinner.

Jasmine lightly furrowed her eyebrows. “Did you not pick up Whitney today, Charles? Why hasn’t she come back?”

Charles’ countenance turned grim. “I had something to take care of today, so I returned home ahead of time.”

“That’s where you’re wrong. What could be more important than picking up your wife from work?” Lucas was dissatisfied with Charles’ answer.

Jasmine added, “It hasn’t been long since Whitney joined the Newton family, Charles. She isn’t familiar with this area. Maybe she got lost while trying to come back?”

Charles stared at his watch with a grave expression and said nothing.

The siblings waited for another twenty minutes.

Seeing that Whitney still hadn’t returned and the sky was turning dark, Jasmine panicked. “You have crossed the line this time, Charles. You didn’t pick up your wife from work, and she still isn’t back home yet. The food is getting cold, yet you don’t seem to be worried at all.”

Once again, Charles looked at his watch quietly.

Jasmine took out her phone and called Whitney. “Charles, her phone is off. I can’t reach her. Did something happen to her?”

After glancing at the sky outside, Lucas said, “It’s getting dark pretty fast today. Looks like it’s about to rain. If it does, Whitney will have an even harder time returning home.”

Unable to sit still any longer, Charles rose to his feet and strode out of the dining room.

Immediately, Jasmine followed him, wanting to search for Whitney with him.

However, Lucas stopped her. “Don’t go and make things worse. It looks like they’ve had an argument. Let them deal with it themselves.”

True. Jasmine sat back down and stared at the rain outside the window worriedly.

The rain was getting heavier by the minute, and the sky was dark.

from the Newton residence to search for

his car or bring his bodyguards with him.

journey, he hoped Whitney’s familiar figure would appear

can’t find Whitney today, I’ll have to call the

his watch,

path away from the Newton residence for ten minutes. Unfortunately, he still didn’t see

going

pulled out his phone and called

can that be? She left the office not long

that happened before she left,” Charles

I approached her and told her you wouldn’t be picking her up. Then, I offered her a ride home, but she refused. The last time I saw her was when

bus. How stupid! Charles was irritated. Why did she have to take the bus when she could’ve arrived home in a comfortable car? Does she not have a

want to know the routes she’ll most likely take to return to

went

later, Charles received Isaac’s

the three bus routes connected to the subway Whitney had most likely

through that information, Charles realized something. Whitney will end up at the subway station around three kilometers away from the

garage and slowly drove along the street to the

of the wipers annoyed him as he searched

sight of a thin figure sitting on the

it was. He could only approach

she was unfamiliar with the streets as she had always been driven back to the Newton residence. She had never been down these winding streets before and

was slippery, and the

Feeling tired, she opted

shone on her countenance, she hopelessly buried

to see Charles picking her up with his car. However, he wasn’t in any of the cars that passed

accumulated over time until

rain. Her wet hair was stuck to her cheeks. Even her eyelashes were

looked like

parked not too far from her. Then, the sound of hurried footsteps