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

aback, not expecting Charles to notice that she had secretly taken his

for repair because I saw it was broken. It

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

“I’m sorry

need to apologize. You were just trying

their conversation during dinner, getting

passed, Charles and Winona spent more time together in the fishing village.

dressed in the same traditional fishing village attire, standing by

the fact that this was the uniform attire of the fishing village, people might have mistaken them for a couple.

and frolicked, just like a young

at Winona, and she chased

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

him, a flicker of unusual emotion flashing

eyes.

dampened by the seawater, sticking

ever considered

this, Winona pursed her lips in deep thought. “Love? I do envy Sera from our village. She and her boyfriend

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and longing for love, Charles abruptly stood up, blocking the sunlight in front of her. He looked at her seriously and said, “So… what

“Huh?”

gently blew, lightly caressing their cheeks, while the waves lapped against

many aspects of Winona were similar to Gwendolyn. He really

protect the obsession that had lasted for those

long while, Winona regained her senses, her heart inexplicably racing, a blush gradually spreading across

thought about being in a

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

she finished speaking, Winona ran off in a flurry,

gave a bitter smile

go

“Take a look. It

logs from

you okay? I’m really