Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 412

Asher is here?

The atmosphere in the room seemed to grow cold almost instantly.

“Just tell him I’m asleep. Oh, and tell him to not come over anymore because I don’t want to see him,” Gwendolyn replied without even giving it much thought.

“Understood.” Elven nodded and walked off immediately.

Realizing that Gwendolyn was in a bad mood, Cedrick pulled her into his arms and comforted her with hugs and kisses.

He wasn’t even done kissing her when Elven knocked on the door once again.

“I’ve done as you asked, Ms. Harris, but Mr. Asher still refuses to leave. He is still standing out there in the rain as we speak. I bet he’ll stand there all night if you don’t go and see him,” he said with a helpless sigh.

Cedrick glanced at the heavy rain outside the window and asked, “Do you want to go see him? This rain is freezing cold. He will surely come down with a cold tomorrow if he stays out there all night.”

Gwendolyn remained silent for quite a long time before replying, “If he thinks he will get me to take pity on him and give in, then he’s wrong. If he wants to stay out there in the rain all night, so be it. This is his choice, so I don’t want anyone bringing him an umbrella. He’ll leave once he can’t take it anymore.”

“Understood, Ms. Harris.”

Elven never disturbed them anymore that night.

Cedrick let out a helpless sigh when he saw the solemn look on Gwendolyn’s face and thought about Asher standing outside in the freezing rain. He tried to hug her to sleep, but she brushed his arm off with a cold look on her face.

What? Is she going to take her anger out on me? I didn’t do anything wrong, though!

“Gwenny, are you mad at me again?”

“Asher knew about the things Evelyn did to me, and yet, he did nothing and helped keep them a secret from me. There’s no way I’d forgive him for that. You know how I feel about him, so why would you try to take his side?” Gwendolyn replied coldly without even looking at him.

Cedrick lowered his gaze and cautiously poked at her shoulder as he explained, “It is precisely because I know how you feel that I know you are simply angry at him for betraying you. However, nothing will change the fact that he has been your brother for over twenty years. I know you feel bad about distancing yourself from him too, and I don’t want to see you upset. What if he has truly repented, Gwenny? Would you be willing to forgive him, then?”

Gwendolyn fell silent once again.

Boom!

The loud thunder outside snapped her out of her train of thought, and she lay down with her back facing Cedrick as she said, “Evelyn pushed me into the ocean when I was fifteen. Had luck not been on my side, I probably wouldn’t even be here today. That is something I can never bring myself to forget. As of now, I still don’t feel that he has truly repented.”

Cedrick could tell from her choice of words that there was still hope for Asher to gain her forgiveness. All Asher had to do was prove his sincerity in repenting and making it up to Gwendolyn.

He then lay down next to her, wrapped his arm around her waist, and whispered in her ear, “Then let us wait and see what Asher will do next.”

Gwendolyn closed her eyes and went to sleep without saying another word.

Just like that, the two of them fell asleep in each other’s arms.

As pregnant women needed lots of sleep, Asher standing out in the heavy rain did not affect Gwendolyn from sleeping soundly at all.

The rain had stopped by the time morning came.

Gwendolyn woke up when the sunlight came pouring into the room through the windows. She then carefully got off the bed and walked barefoot on the cozy rug.

Upon pulling the curtains aside, she glanced at the front gate of Harrick Villa and saw Asher standing there all by himself.

As though he was deliberately trying to punish himself, he was dressed in thin clothes that were completely drenched by the heavy rain. His face was pale, and his lips had turned slightly purple as well.

Growing up, Gwendolyn had always seen Asher as a respectable and powerful figure. This was the first time she had seen him punish himself by standing in the rain.

She was snapped out of her train of thought when Cedrick wrapped his warm arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder.