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.

Charles set off from the Newton residence to

his car or bring his bodyguards

journey, he hoped Whitney’s familiar figure would appear in his sight, but it

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

looked at his watch, unknowingly

ten minutes. Unfortunately, he

isn’t going to

out his phone and called

hasn’t returned? How can that be?

everything that happened before she left,” Charles

be picking her up. Then, I offered her a ride home, but she refused. The last time I

Given her financial situation, she would most likely take the 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

know the routes

before he went

later, Charles

the subway Whitney had

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

garage and slowly drove along the street to the

of the wipers annoyed him as he

driving for two kilometers, he caught the sight of a thin figure

too dark, so he couldn’t see who it was. He could only approach the

unfamiliar with the streets as she had always been driven back to

and the

Feeling tired, she opted to rest on the side

her countenance, she hopelessly buried

still hoped to see Charles picking her up with his car. However, he wasn’t in

accumulated over time until she eventually stopped

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

looked like an abandoned

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