The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 345

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The question seemed to confuse Winona. "I've never met Mr. Frank, let alone been friends with him. Why do you ask?"

Xander shook his head. "I just have this strange feeling that you've known him for a long time."

Winona shook her head in return. "I've never studied abroad, and I've never associated with any foreigners."

She gave a wry smile. "Felicity has all the luck, doesn't she? Mr. Frank is giving her his entire multi-billion-dollar fortune, and he keeps helping her frame me. Even now, lying in the ICU, he's still apologizing to me on her behalf."

"To be honest, Dr. McCarthy, I'm incredibly jealous of her," Winona admitted candidly. "You can laugh at me for being petty, but while all of you are hoping Mr. Frank gets better—especially Felicity, because she can't have him die before she gets her hands on those billions—I'm secretly hoping he kicks the bucket! Or, if he doesn't die, he could just give all those billions to me. Then I'd forgive and forget!"

"You're such a dreamer, Winona," Mia said with a grin.

"Hey, dreaming is free, isn't it? I just hope Felicity doesn't get a single penny, and I want all of Frank's billions to be mine! So what if I love money!" Winona shot a look at Mia.

"A woman who loves money! All hail Queen Nona!" Mia threw her hands up in support.

*She's so real,* Xander thought, watching Winona.

She didn't hide her love for money, her jealousy of Felicity, or her own greed. But who in this world didn't feel those things? Probably no one. Winona's willingness to admit it so openly made her feel authentic and tangible. It was hard not to like her.

Xander was on the verge of blurting out, "I think Mr. Frank mistook you for Felicity."

But he had no evidence, and he couldn't make such a wild accusation. With billions of dollars at stake, he couldn't afford to be wrong. He would have to investigate privately first.

"What are you spacing out for, Xander?" Yves Prescott said, clapping him on the shoulder and snapping him out of his thoughts.

"You're interested in Winona, aren't you?" Yves asked directly.