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

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

quickly regained her composure and 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, are

offered it

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

head, his gaze warm. “There’s no need to

conversation during dinner,

time passed, Charles and Winona spent more time together

found themselves dressed in the same traditional

of the fishing village, people might have mistaken

just like a young couple in love.

Winona, and she chased after

on the

the panting girl beside him, a

eyes.

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

you ever considered being in

her lips in deep thought. “Love? I do envy Sera from our village. She and her boyfriend are indeed

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in front of

“Huh?”

lightly caressing their cheeks, while the waves lapped against the shore.

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

wanting to protect the obsession that

heart inexplicably racing, a blush

about being in a relationship… I’m

expression. “I’m unfortunate, and I can’t bring this misfortune upon you. I’m truly sorry. Your phone has

finished speaking, Winona ran off in a flurry, leaving him with nothing

expression, Charles gave a

go

look.

logs from Whitney, along

Are you okay? I’m really