The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 855 A Gwendolyn Without Cedrick

Charles was stunned.

In the end, Winona waved her hand before him and asked in confusion, “Sir? Sir? Are you listening to what I’m saying?”

At that, Charles snapped back to reality. He took the medicine from her and gulped it down without hesitation.

He was well aware that if she had been sent by Leonardo, she would have killed him long ag instead of taking care of him until now.

After drinking the medicinal brew, a bit of brown liquid lingered at the corner of his mouth. Winona quickly took out her handkerchief to wipe away the stain.

She soon realized her behavior might have been inappropriate. She quickly explained, “Sir, this handkerchief is clean, it’s not a rag.”

Seeing her flushed cheeks, Charles weakly curled his lips into a teasing smile. “If I were to say your actions just now have charmed me, would you take responsibility?”

“Sir… I…”

Winona’s cheeks grew even redder, and she became more flustered.

Charles quickly clarified, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean anything else. Thank you for saving me. My name is Charles. What’s yours?

“W-Winona.”

Her cheeks remained as red as apples, and she grew more cautious in her movements.

In this state, she looked rather adorable.

At that moment, Charles found himself captivated by the girl before him, who bore a striking resemblance to Gwendolyn. His thoughts kept drifting.

Despite the unbearable pain from his gunshot wound, Charles mustered the strength to lift the quilt and discovered he was only in his underwear.

He was rendered speechless, his handsome brows furrowing with sudden embarrassment.

“Excuse me, could you please find me some clothes? I’d like to get out of bed and move around”

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I don’t have many men’s clothes at home. My parents passed away while they were at sea

Charles realized that she had

clearly been challenging for

fit. Don’t worry, they’re clean,” Winona said as she handed Charles a set of dark-colored clothes. Her cheeks flushed

room.

a

bowl of freshly cooked oatmeal waiting for him on the

him, saying, “Your body needs nourishment. I’ll go catch some fish tomorrow

to Charles, and he

took in the room’s decor, noting that despite the house’s age, it was impeccably clean, a testament to the homeowner’s dedication to

don’t have much extra income. Having a

tinged her words as she spoke about

smiled warmly, his eyes involuntarily focusing

he saw a different person in

the crack of dawn, black smoke rose from the chimney, and a faint medicinal aroma wafted

long dress,

managed to keep herself

pot, carefully uning it to be ready in a quarter of an hour With great care, she carried the medicinal soup and approached the room where Charles was resting

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gradually awakening to the sound of approaching footsteps, stirred

slightly as he opened his precious phoenix eyes. In his daze, he

“Gwen… Gwen…”

like Gwendolyn came to life before his

was entranced by her radiant charm, lost in thought, seemingly forgetting his surroundings, his identity,

a Gwendolyn without Cedrick by her

past few days were meant to detoxify your body. Today’s dose will be the last, just to

voice immediately brought Charles

only then that he realized he

dreams were frequently filled with memories of his decade-long companionship with Gwendolyn, likely due to spending so

and I apologize for my earlier rudeness.” Charles quickly stood up, regaining his gentlemanly demeanor as

okay, no harm done,” Winona replied with

thanks to you. If there’s ever anything the fishing village needs my help with in the future, I’ll do my best to assist.”

become more comfortable around Charles. She no longer held back or refused his kindness. “It just so happens that we could use more help on the farm at home. If you don’t mind hard work, would you like to join us?”