Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

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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now, how will you find me

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

took your phone for repair because I saw

fish and offered it to her. “Why would I be

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

gaze warm. “There’s no need to apologize. You were just trying to

during dinner, getting to know

more time together in the fishing

day, they found themselves dressed in the same traditional fishing village attire, standing by the

the fact that this was the uniform attire of the fishing village, people might have mistaken them for a

playfully teased and frolicked, just like a

and she chased after

played until they were completely exhausted, lying on the

looked at the panting girl beside him, a flicker

eyes.

was dampened by the seawater, sticking to her face, stirring an indescribable

ever considered being

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

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longing for love, Charles abruptly stood up, blocking the sunlight in front of her. He looked at her seriously and

“Huh?”

sea breeze gently blew, lightly caressing their cheeks, while the waves lapped against the

of Winona were similar to Gwendolyn.

selfish, wanting to protect the obsession that had lasted

a long while, Winona regained her senses, her heart inexplicably racing, a blush gradually spreading

never really thought about being in a relationship…

and I can’t bring this misfortune upon you. I’m truly sorry. Your phone has been fixed. I’ll get it for you right now.”

a flurry, leaving him with nothing but her retreating figure.

of her panicked expression, Charles gave a bitter smile

go

his phone, looking flushed. “Take a look. It seems like a

his phone, only to find countless call logs from Whitney, along with a barrage of messages.

you okay?