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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how will you find

Charles to notice that she

explained, “I only took your phone for repair because I saw

fish and offered it to her. “Why

and mumbled, “I’m sorry for meddling with your phone without

“There’s no need to apologize.

continued their conversation during dinner, getting to know each other

passed, Charles and Winona spent more time

themselves dressed in the same traditional fishing

of the fishing village, people might

frolicked, just like a

and

until they were completely exhausted, lying on the beach, panting heavily, and feeling utterly

panting girl beside him, a flicker of unusual emotion flashing in his

eyes.

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

suddenly asked, “Winona, have you ever considered being in

in deep thought. “Love? I do envy Sera from our village.

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the sunlight in front of her.

“Huh?”

caressing their cheeks, while

many aspects of Winona were similar to Gwendolyn. He really liked this

to protect the obsession that had lasted for those ten years.

her heart inexplicably racing,

never really thought about being in a relationship… I’m

can’t bring this misfortune upon you. I’m truly sorry. Your phone has been fixed. I’ll get it for you right

ran off in a flurry, leaving him with

a bitter smile and

go

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

only to find countless call logs from Whitney,

are you? Are you okay? I’m really worried about