Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

Seeing that Charles still didn’t respond, the other men in the room couldn’t figure out his temperament.

One of the men asked, “Can we leave now, Mr. Newton? We don’t have any more money on us, and we didn’t touch this who—I mean, woman. In fact, she’s the one who beat us up so badly that we’re covered in injuries. We’ll have to see a doctor right away.”

Charles narrowed his eyes and spat coldly, “Scram.”

“Okay, okay.” The men immediately scurried away.

When they passed by Charles, he caught a glimpse of their injuries.

Some had fractured arms while some were covering their bleeding waist.

All six of those men had their butts kicked by Whitney, a woman, despite their advantage in numbers.

As such, Charles’ interest in Whitney was roused.

Slowly, he ambled into the messy room. The shattered glass pieces scattered all over the floor crumbled beneath his dark leather shoes.

Whitney, who was hiding beneath the table, trembled violently and held her breath upon hearing his steady footsteps.

In her mind, she prayed, Please don’t see me, please don’t see me, please don’t…

A second later, she felt warmth on her shoulders. She tilted her head and saw Charles taking off his coat and draping it over her shoulder to cover her tattered clothes.

He’s so gentle, so much so that he can charm any woman in minutes. Whitney felt even more ashamed and hung her head low, not daring to meet his gaze.

“You don’t have to hide. I know who you are,” uttered Charles in a deep, magnetic voice, which was pleasant to Whitney’s ears.

“Why did you come to this dangerous place? Are you in desperate need of money?” he asked.

In response, Whitney nodded as tears streamed down her face. “I’m sorry. You just said you wanted to try dating me in the afternoon, yet I embarrassed you in the evening on the same day…”

money on the table, squatted down, and delivered it to Whitney. “Take it. It’s all yours. You won’t be short of

as soon as her eyes

refused to take the money. “I don’t want it. If you hadn’t arrived in time, I would’ve suffered greatly.

and what happened tonight has nothing to do with me. You deserve this money. Consider it your reward for sparring with those men. Besides, you’re injured,

almost sexually assaulted by the group of men, Charles referred to

“Don’t you find

slightly. “Not at all. You’re an adult, and you’re forced to do what it takes to make ends meet. I can understand that. Although, you

“Thank you.”

handed the cash in his

After tonight’s nightmare, I guess I can count this as compensation for my emotional damage. Perhaps I’ll have

was surprised to see her still wearing a smile. What a happy-go-lucky woman. He offered, “I’ll send you

a few slaps, that’s all. The minor injuries on my body will

He stood, hands stuffed into his pockets, ready to

steps forward, he stopped because he

he noticed she hadn’t moved

the tears on her countenance mixed with blood.

she bit her lip and uttered, “I… My legs are numb. I can’t

said I could walk, I proved myself wrong just thirty seconds later. I wish the ground could swallow me up right

the butts of a few men

he found her behavior slightly distasteful, he still approached her and carried her after considering

was light, so it was easy for

her thin shoulders were covered by his coat. Her body was tainted

state would easily arouse a man’s desire to protect

gaze and staring at her

blink as his mind

his gaze rested on Whitney, his thoughts were consumed by Gwendolyn, who shared the former’s delicate frame. Gwendolyn’s light and thin, too. When we were younger, I used to carry her like this as well. I even spun around with her in my arms, promising to love and protect her forever. Now, she no longer needs my protection. She’ll never belong to

for Whitney to discern the expressions swirling in his blue