The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 850 Different World

The sound of splashing water echoed from the bathroom. Whitney shed her grimy dress and stepped into the bathtub.

The warm water cascaded over her body, washing away the fatigue and unhappiness of her day.

She lazily leaned against the bathtub, unintentionally catching sight of his bathrobe left at home. We could have spent tonight in sheer joy.

In no time at all, a thick mist rose within the bathroom, veiling the expression on her face.

After taking a bath, Whitney came out wearing his bathrobe, threw herself onto the bed, and greedily inhaled the scent of his pillow.

The pillow seemed to still carry the scent of Charles.

She stared at the ceiling, wanting to sleep and forget her troubles. However, sleep cluded her.

She had grown accustomed to the presence of Charles by her side, accustomed to falling asleep to the sound of his breathing, accustomed to his embrace, his chest.

Now, the night was far too quiet.

In the end, it was only as dawn was breaking that she finally managed to fall asleep.

The alarm rang in the early morning, and Whitney instantly sat up in bed. She quickly got dressed and rushed downstairs as if someone was urging her to get things done.

“Whitney…

Before Jasmine could finish her sentence, Whitney had already run out of the Newton residence.

It seemed that when she got busy, she wouldn’t dwell on the things that made her unhappy.

After squeezing onto the subway and rushing for the bus, she finally managed to clock in for work before

nine.

Whitney arrived at her desk, panting heavily. Suddenly, she realized that with Charles gone now, there was no one to assign her tasks.

Her position was Charles’ personal assistant, a role distinct from other assistants.

Getting up, she went to Charles’ office. As usual, she watered the plants in the office and tidied up the things on his desk.

There were still open files on his desk, which could prove that his departure was abrupt, as Charles had always been a person who loved to organize and tidy up

from the top floor. Seeing her listless appearance, all the company

started

CEO Why did she leave so early today?

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of women, let alone capable

hearing their discussions, Whitney paused slightly,

Gwendolyn, I can lend him a hand, and he won’t have to fight alone. A year can pass very quickly, and I’m not confident that I can make Charles fall in love with me within this period. Even if

Whitney realized that aside from the Newton

happened to run into Jasmine having her meal.

too busy? Come and join

sentence, Whitney acted as if she hadn’t seen Jasmine at all and went straight

her head in resignation. She sighed softly. “Ah. better hurry back. Otherwise, Whitney might just fall ill from

Charles, y

-you

blankly at her desk, which

bed, Charles would read

picked up the book on

reading a few pages,

plethora

“This…”

pages of another book. Yet, the other

as the first.

reality could be so hard

the differences between them, she never imagined that the gap would be so vast. It wasn’t something that a bit of effort could easily bridge.

are from different worlds…”

held the finance book with

home for three days, waiting every day

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even if she was worried, she dared not to disturb him

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Knock Knock Knock!

asked, “Whitney, are you okay? Would you like to go out and clear your mind? I

lock herself in her room, only coming out to eat. She didn’t talk to anyone, and Jasmine was genuinely worried that something

Squeak.

Whitney managed to squeeze out a smile. “I’m fine, Jasmine. I’ll go for a

how could

for some fun. It’ll be good

with worry. She truly treated Whitney as a member of the family.