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 me

not expecting Charles to notice

took your phone for repair because I saw it was

up a piece of fish and offered it to her. “Why would I be mad

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

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

during dinner, getting to

spent more time together in the fishing village.

same

it weren’t for the fact that this was the uniform attire of the

frolicked, just like a young

Winona, and she

until they were completely exhausted, lying on

a

eyes.

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

asked, “Winona, have you ever

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

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

“Huh?”

caressing their cheeks, while the waves lapped against the

time together, Charles found that many aspects of Winona were similar to Gwendolyn.

to protect the obsession that had

her senses, her heart

never really thought about being in

upon you. I’m truly sorry.

ran off in a flurry,

of her panicked expression, Charles gave a bitter smile and then headed home.

go

Winona handed him his phone, looking flushed. “Take a look. It seems like a lot of people have

only to find countless call logs

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