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.

umbrella, Charles set off from the Newton residence to search for

drive his car or bring his bodyguards with him. He only had

hoped Whitney’s familiar figure would appear

I can’t find Whitney today, I’ll

looked at his

residence for ten minutes.

going to

out his

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

that happened

saw Mrs. Newton waiting for you in the underground parking lot, so I approached her and told her you wouldn’t be picking her up. Then, I offered her a ride home, but she refused. The

Given her financial situation, she would most likely take the bus. How stupid! Charles

know the

said Isaac before he went to carry out his

Charles received Isaac’s

to the subway Whitney had most likely taken

end up at the subway station around three kilometers away from the Newton

garage and slowly

of the wipers annoyed him

two kilometers, he caught the sight of a thin

he couldn’t see who it was. He could only approach the figure on foot

was unfamiliar with the streets as she had always been driven back to the Newton residence. She had

road was slippery, and the

and hungry after walking too much. Feeling tired, she

countenance, she

hour ago, she had still hoped to see Charles picking her up with his car. However, he wasn’t in any of the cars that passed

time until she eventually

the rain. Her wet hair was stuck to her cheeks. Even her eyelashes were covered with water

looked like an abandoned

car parked not too far from her. Then, the sound of hurried footsteps traveled into her ears