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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passed away while they were at sea some time ago, and there aren’t many

as she searched. Charles realized that she had only her

had clearly been

Winona said as she handed Charles a set

room.

a bit outdated.

emerged from the room, he found a bowl of freshly cooked oatmeal waiting for him on the

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

Charles, and he finished it in just a few

despite the house’s age, it was impeccably clean, a testament to

head and said, “My grandmother and I rely on each other, and we don’t have much extra income. Having a house like this to live in is already quite good. You must be from a big city, aren’t you?”

words as she spoke about her simple

involuntarily focusing on her face

he saw a different person

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

dress, emitted a gentle and calming

managed to keep herself neat

small pot, carefully uning it to be ready in a quarter of an hour With great care, she carried the medicinal

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to the sound of approaching

precious phoenix eyes. In his daze, he saw a familiar figure approaching his

“Gwen… Gwen…”

attire, she seemed like Gwendolyn came to life before his eyes. Her graceful curves resembled a beautiful flower in full

in thought, seemingly

a Gwendolyn without

now? Come on, take your medicine. The ones I’ve been giving you these past few days were meant to detoxify your

brought Charles back from his chaotic

only then that he realized he mistook

of his decade-long companionship with Gwendolyn, likely due to spending

earlier rudeness.” Charles quickly stood up, regaining his gentlemanly demeanor as

okay, no harm done,” Winona replied with a

to you. If there’s ever anything the fishing village needs my

together, Winona had 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