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.

an umbrella, Charles set off from

his bodyguards with him.

figure would appear in his sight, but it

find Whitney today, I’ll

his watch,

away from the Newton residence for ten minutes. Unfortunately, he still didn’t see anyone with the help of

isn’t going

out his phone and called

was stunned. “Mrs. Newton hasn’t returned? How can that be? She left the office not long after

me everything that happened before she left,” Charles

her up. Then, I offered her a ride home, but she refused. The last time I saw her was when she left the building on the

take the bus. How stupid! Charles was irritated. Why did she have to take the

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

before he went

later, Charles

routes connected to the subway Whitney

station around three kilometers away from the Newton residence regardless of which bus she took. In

slowly drove

annoyed him as he searched

two kilometers, he caught the sight of a thin figure sitting

he couldn’t see who it was. He could

battery, and she was unfamiliar with the streets as she had always been driven back to the Newton residence. She had never

slippery, and the sky

was completely lost and hungry after walking too much. Feeling tired, she opted to rest on the side

car headlight shone on her countenance, she

Charles picking her up with his car. However, he wasn’t in any

over time until she eventually stopped expecting

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

like

hungry that she was getting a little fuzzy. It was then she heard the approaching car parked not too far from her. Then, the sound of hurried footsteps traveled into her