The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 844 Gradually Grew Closer
At that moment, Whitney was completely engrossed in her work, oblivious to the changes in his facial expression.
After an hour, Whitney finally finished categorizing all the files, a thin layer of sweat covering her body.
“Mr. Newton, I have everything organized.”
Looking at the neatly stacked piles of documents on the floor, Charles couldn’t help but chuckle to himself. With his hand
covering his mouth, he said. “You may leave now.”
What? Seriously? He’s telling me to leave just like that? He’s not even checking? Shock and a hint of helplessness filled
Whitney’s gaze. So, there was no need to rush this matter after all?
She stole a glance at Charles, who was barely containing his laughter, and suddenly realized she had been pranked! He’s doing
it on purpose! He must enjoy seeing me struggle!
Even though she was aware of that, Whitney didn’t dare to resist. After all, she was just a powerless and penniless assistant. All
she could do was lower her head and walk out of the office.
She had barely taken a moment to rest that afternoon. As soon as she returned to her workstation, she slumped down in
exhaustion.
As the days passed, Whitney became more accustomed to managing everything in the CEO’s office.
Enduring his teasing and banter from time to time, Whitney began to feel a sense of anticipation in her daily life.
As she spent more time with him, the fear she once felt began to fade. She even found the courage to resist him from time to
time.
She suddenly found herself really enjoying her current job, and she also liked the way they were getting along.
“Mr. Newton, I’ve prepared a cup of cappuccino for you. Please taste it and see if it suits your palate.”
Placing the coffee on his desk, Whitney swiftly exited the room, a triumphant smirk playing on her lips..

“Whitney Mellor!” The moment the office door closed, Charles’ furious voice could be heard from inside. She actually dared to
put salt in the cappuccino! She’s really got some nerve!
Whitney stuck out her tongue. “He only has himself to blame for always pranking me? Surely, it’s okay for me to do it once in a
while, right?”
Although Charles was angry, he vaguely felt that was what life should be, and his days had become enjoyable.
At the very least, when Whitney saw him now, she no longer reacted like a mouse spotting a cat, constantly fearing him.
Gradually, unbeknownst to the couple, the way the two interacted with each other changed.
Whitney no longer saw Charles as an emotionless work machine but could feel that he was an actual human being.
She could also sense the change in Charles’ attitude toward her.
Whitney also began to become more bold.
The sky gradually dimmed.
After finishing his work, Charles stopped in front of Whitney. “Let’s go home.”
“Um... You go ahead. I still have some work to finish. I’ll take the subway home later. It won’t be too late.” Charles slightly
furrowed his brows, clearly quite displeased.
Seeing the look on his face, Whitney tactfully began to pack up her things, ready to leave with him. “I’m done. I’ll go with you.”
Only then did Charles nod in satisfaction and strode out of the office.
Whitney followed closely behind him, clutching her bag tightly, wishing she could shrink into herself and become as invisible as
air.
However, this time, Charles parked his luxury car right at the company’s entrance, not in the underground parking lot. She had
no choice but to brace herself and get into that flashy luxury car. I’m done for. I wonder what kind of outrageous rumors are going
to circulate again tomorrow.
Watching them leave together, everyone in the company was extremely shocked.

“Look quickly, isn’t that Whitney? Could it be that she’s living with the CEO? Oh my! I’m so envious!”
“How could this be possible? Is she even worthy of the CEO? I bet she seduced him. She won’t last long in that position.”
“Goodness, who knows? Let’s just go with the flow. Whitney has been riding in the boss’ car every day recently. I’ve gotten used
to it. We should focus on doing our own jobs well.”
Recently, the matter between Whitney and Charles sparked a wave of heated discussion.
After all, it was about the CEO. Now that Whitney was working at the top level, right next to the CEO, those people didn’t dare to
be too blatant.
After all, no one dared to push their luck.
Moreover, Charles had issued a new company rule. Anyone who dared to spread baseless rumors would be sent directly to the
HR department to collect their final paycheck and leave.
Everyone had seen how he dealt with Lana, and no one dared to be the next Lana.
At the Newton residence, it was dinner time..
Jasmine announced a new decision, “I plan to go abroad for a while to further my studies in my field. I can’t afford to hold my
brothers back.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Lucas doused her excitement. “Are you going abroad for further studies or to have fun?
Jasmine, do you think your brothers are easy to fool?”
“Oh dear, Lucas! If you keep this up. I’ll complain that you’re bullying me. I’m really trying to further my
studies.”
youngest in the family, Jasmine had Lucas wrapped around her little finger.
The moment she mentioned tattling, Lucas immediately surrendered. All right. Fine. Do whatever you want. I can’t control you.”
“I can’t believe you still have time to do that. Shouldn’t you hurry up and find me a sister-in-law,”
The two of them regularly bickered at the table.

Whitney laughed, feeling that was how life should be.
As the days went by, the two of them often went in and out of the company together. Gradually, the people in the company got
used to them coming and leaving work together.
If one day they suddenly weren’t together, that would be a real shocker.
At last, Whitney no longer had to face the strange looks at work.
Now, she had surprisingly become the company’s rising star.
When her lunch break ended that day, Whitney was preparing to make a cup of coffee to rejuvenate herself. From afar, she saw
someone walking toward her. All right. This must be someone else looking for my help
Before Whitney could even leave with her coffee, the man stopped her with a smile, saying, “Ms. Mellor, d-do you have some
time right now?”
Whitney looked him up and down, asking, “Is there something you need? I’m about to go see Mr. Newton.”
“Well... I’ll just cut to the chase. Now that you’re working alongside Mr. Newton, could you possibly put in a good word for me? If
you agree, I’ll do whatever you want as long as it’s within my capabilities.”
Uh. I really did guess it right.
After she finished speaking, Whitney took her coffee and left. If I set this precedent today, who knows who might come knocking
tomorrow? Moreover, if Charles were to find out about this, our recently improved relationship might just plummet back to
freezing point. I won’t bother doing such thankless tasks, let alone take risks.
She really enjoyed her life now. As an assistant, she could walk side by side with him in front of everyone, no longer needing to
hide or worry about people criticizing her relationship with Charles.
When it was time to finish work, Whitney was already waiting for him at the door, having finished her tasks early. She was
accustomed to sitting in the passenger seat of Charles’ car and going home with him.
When the office door swung open, Whitney immediately greeted him with a radiant smile, saying, “Congratulations on finishing
work, Mr. Newton.”
A playful expression danced on her face, instantly soothing his work-induced irritability.

Charles rarely let a smile grace his lips. He nodded, “All right. Let’s до home.”
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