The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 856 Taking Responsibility

“You’ve worked hard today, so why don’t you stay for dinner tonight?”

Charles instinctively reached out and gently held Winona’s wrist. He stared at her meaningfully, causing Winona to feel a bit flustered, and her cheeks flushed red.

She managed to free her wrist from his grasp. With a coy glance, she lifted her skirt, turned, and playfully ran off into the distance.

Observing her retreating figure, a faint smile played at the corners of Charles’ lips as he followed her.

Under the guise of a life-saving favor, all of Winona’s advances became reasonable.

When dinner time arrived, Winona prepared a large table filled with exquisite dishes.

Since they were in a fishing village, the table featured an array of dishes made from fish. prepared in various ways.

As Charles surveyed the feast, he recalled Winona mentioning that she and her grandmother were all each other had. However, during his few days here, he had not yet seen the elderly woman, sparking his curiosity.

“Winona, doesn’t your grandmother live here?”

Winona, who was in the middle of serving food, paused for a moment. She replied, “My grandmother often treats sick fishermen in the village. If she hasn’t finished helping a family yet, she won’t return home. Is there a reason you want to meet her?”

With a sweet smile, Winona deliberately let her hair graze against Charles’ cheek as she served him food.

“I was just curious. It’s been a while since I last saw her.”

Winona changed the subject, asking, “Now that you’ve tasted my cooking, what kind of impression do you have of me?”

Charles smiled. “You’re as pure and innocent as Cinderella in the fairy tales.”

Winona blushed slightly at the compliment.

“You have a way with words. But you’ve been here for quite some time. Aren’t your family worried about you? What do you do for a living?”

In response to Winona’s probes, Charles replied, “You know, you took my phone for repairs

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now, how will you find me later?”

Charles to notice that she had secretly

explained, “I only took your phone for repair because I saw it was broken. It might take some time to fix. You’re not mad at me,

a piece of fish and offered it to her. “Why

lowered her head in guilt and mumbled, “I’m sorry for meddling with

his gaze warm. “There’s no need to apologize. You

their conversation during dinner, getting to know each other

and Winona spent more

themselves dressed in the same traditional fishing village attire, standing by

uniform attire of the fishing village, people

frolicked, just like

splashed water at Winona, and

on the beach, panting heavily, and feeling utterly

girl beside him, a flicker of unusual emotion

eyes.

the temples of the girl next to him was dampened by the seawater, sticking to her face, stirring an indescribable urge within

you ever considered being in a

pursed her lips in deep thought. “Love? I do envy Sera from our village. She and her boyfriend are indeed very affectionate. However, I haven’t

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front of her. He looked at her seriously and said, “So… what if

“Huh?”

gently blew, lightly caressing their cheeks, while the

Winona

protect the obsession that had lasted for those ten

long while, Winona regained her senses, her heart inexplicably

really thought about being in a relationship… I’m

face revealed a pained expression. “I’m unfortunate, and I can’t bring this misfortune upon you. I’m truly sorry. Your phone has been fixed. I’ll get it

a flurry, leaving him with nothing but

Charles gave a bitter smile and then headed home.

go

handed him his phone, looking flushed. “Take a look.

unlocked his phone, only to find countless call logs from

Where on earth are you? Are you okay? I’m