The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 644 Generous Nico

Just like that, Caleb watched as the two-and-a-half million disappeared before his very eyes.

Summer was no longer a member of the Rongsler family, so she was very cold toward Caleb and paid no heed to

his furious expression.

“Caleb and Lucinda are such horrible people! It feels great to finally be free from them!” Summer exclaimed with a

wide smile on her face as she got into the car and headed back to the Jenson residence.

Nico’s lips curled into a grin as well when he saw her smiling happily.

However, Summer was quick to stop smiling and instead asked worriedly, “Nico, now that my household registry is

empty, I am no different from an orphan. Would you…” Look down on me?

As though Nico could read her mind, he replied decisively, “No, I won’t. I would probably have died at the border if

my savior didn’t rescue me. I’m an orphan too, so neither of us has parents to look after. That means we get to

spend a long time together with just the two of us before we have to consider children.”

Summer looked forward to that idea, so she wrapped her arms around his and rested her head on his shoulder.

“You’re my savior too, Nico.”

Nico simply let her cling to him as he kept his focus on the road.

“You gave me quite the scare when you whipped out that bank card before we left the house earlier. I thought you

were actually going to give it to them!” Summer exclaimed.

Nico flashed her a smile and said, “They abused you despite being your parents, and they had the audacity to try

and rip you off after finding out that life is finally looking good for you. I would not feel comfortable giving such

selfish people any money.

“Me too. Thank goodness we didn’t pay them anything.” Summer then looked up at him as she continued in a

coquettish tone, “But a monetary gift is still a must if we are to get engaged. Now that my household registry is no

longer tied to them, you can just give me the money.”

Nico knew exactly what she was playing at, so he responded by saying, “Sure thing. I’ll even pay for your dowry and

wedding gift. However, you are still living off me right now, so I’ll hold on to that money for you.”

Summer was speechless when she heard that.

What? How is that any different from not giving me anything?

Two days later, Gwendolyn, Cedrick, Inez, and Kieran returned from their trip overseas and arrived at Salinsburgh.

Although they were extremely tired from their vacation, the four of them had enjoyed it very much.

Inez and Kieran, in particular, benefited the most from it.

The little unpleasant experience they had during that trip did not affect their relationship.

While making their way through the VIP passage at Salinsburgh Airport, Kieran asked Gwendolyn seriously, “Hey,

Kiddo! Inez and I plan on moving our wedding

“I think that’s great! You’re not getting any younger, Kieran, so you should get married as soon as possible. Let’s

pick out a nice date for your wedding in a couple days!”

Feeling a little shy, Inez kept her head low while following behind them.

“Since Gwenny is the head of the family, wouldn’t she have to make a trip to Fairlake and have a meal with the

Mossey family?” Cedrick asked after giving it some thought.

Under normal circumstances, both families would have to sit down and discuss the monetary gift, dowry, and

wedding arrangements.

“Kiddo owns lots of businesses, so she might be busy. Inez and I can head over to Fairlake and handle this on our

own if she isn’t free,” Kieran replied.

I headed over to the Newton residence in person when Treyton and Jennifer got engaged. Fairlake is quite far away

from Salinsburgh, so traveling by plane is the only way to get there. I’ve been too busy with the work at hand, so I

let Kieran take care of their engagement himself instead. This wedding is more important than the engagement. As

the head of the family, I should attend the meeting personally. Otherwise, it would seem like I’m playing favorites!

With that in mind, Gwendolyn said decisively, “I’ll go. A wedding is a very important event in a person’s life. As the

head of the family, it is only natural that I be present at the family meeting to show my respect to my future sister-

in-law. Everything else will have to wait.”

Inéz felt touched when she heard that.

The wealthiest person in Chanaea personally coming to the Mossey residence in Fairlake to discuss the wedding

arrangements? Mom and Dad will probably be so excited that they’ll lose sleep the few nights before the meeting! I

bet Mossey Corporation’s stocks will also skyrocket as a result!

Cedrick continued walking in silence while the three of them carried on with their conversation. His eyes narrowed

as a thought formed in his mind.

Gwendolyn and Kieran parted ways after exiting the airport, and the four went their separate ways.

“How many days are you planning to spend in Fairlake, Darling? Will you be staying in a hotel or at the Mossey

residence? Do you need me to go with you?” Cedrick asked when they got into the car heading back to the Jenson

residence.

“Jerome and Madelyn are probably going to freak out if a bigshot like you tagged along!”

Cedrick lowered his head to conceal his penetrating gaze as he said, “Maybe I could tag along secretly and stay out

of sight while you guys discuss the wedding arrangements. Only by being near you will my heart feel at ease.”

Despite how serious he sounded, Gwendolyn could sense that something was off and frowned in response.

After taking a moment to observe Cedrick’s expression, she thought of something and asked, “You’re not planning

on making a trip to the Wright residence, are you?”

Cedrick simply pursed his lips and kept quiet.

Gwendolyn did a quick calculation in her head and pressed on, “Based on the day Maverick’s death was announced,

it has been almost a year and a half since you last saw Frida and Sheralyn, right?”

She then held Cedrick’s hand in hers as she continued, “I know you’re worried that I’m still traumatized by what

Frida and Sheralyn did to me in the past. You’re afraid that I’d get upset if you told me that you

wanted to go see them. I know that Frida doted on you even though she mistreated me. Even if you aren’t the real

Maverick, you have lived with her for so many years, so she is just like a mother to you. Am I right?”

Not wanting to ruin her mood and make her feel disgusted, Cedrick tightened his grip on her hand without saying a

word.

Gwendolyn let out a sigh when she saw his response. “I made peace with them after you left a year and a half ago.

I have already let go of the grudges I had against them, so I’ll go with you if you wish to visit them in Fairlake.”

Cedrick looked up at her and asked, “Really? You’ll go visit them with me?”

Gwendolyn nodded. “Yes, really.”

“Are you sure you won’t get angry at me?”

Gwendolyn let out a giggle. “I won’t.”

Not only was she not angry at Cedrick, but she even felt bad for him.

It was always the children who suffered from power struggles in wealthy families.

Cedrick had never experienced fatherly or motherly love for as long as he could remember. Even his grandfather,

whom Cedrick was closest to, never trusted him as much as he claimed to.

Gwendolyn knew how rough things had been for Cedrick. His life with the Wright family was considered fairly

peaceful compared to that of the Jenson family, and Frida had provided him with the motherly love that he needed.

The car soon pulled up inside the garage of the Jenson residence.

Upon stepping out of the car, Gwendolyn noticed another luxurious car parked next to them.

Huh… This car isn’t from the Jenson family….