The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 17 Still Care About Your Ex

Maverick then proceeded to guess if Gwendolyn’s disappearance was related to Treyton.

With his brows furrowed, he instructed coldly, “Continue searching. Send some people to investigate Treyton too. Report back to me once you find her.”

“Yes, sir.”

Noah nodded, but there was a look of defiance on his face.

Perplexed to see that he was still standing there, Maverick asked, “Why aren’t you leaving? Do you have something to tell me?”

Noah was in a dilemma for a moment because he knew his following words would enrage his boss. Nevertheless, he could not help it.

“You’re starting to clude me, Mr. Wright. You and Ms. Shalders are already divorced, yet you still care about her so much and are giving the cold shoulder to Ms. Mossey, the person you should actually have concern for. Just what exactly is on your mind?”

Maverick’s gaze darkened. He picked up the glass ashtray from the table and threw it toward the spot beside Noah’s feet.

“Get lost,” he snarled.

Noah then left, not ignorant enough to linger.

Maverick lit two more cigarettes after that. His expression, enveloped by the curtain of cigarette smoke, seemed inscrutable.

Feeling a little hungry, he rose to his feet and walked to the fridge.

the fridge door, he found that the fridge was stocked with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that he

stood transfixed for

a sudden, he vaguely recalled that Gwendolyn’s expectant gaze was what first caught his eyes every time he

pair of slippers before saying, “You’re home. It must have been a long day for you. You’re starving, aren’t you?

always mocking the warm dinner she had prepared before returning to his

thankless and arduous task, yet that silly woman still did it every

that thought, Maverick

some strange reason, he felt like

said to him before she left the banquet that

in his ears.

those three years of

me, what is

heart the second he realized he had been thinking about Gwendolyn nonstop, and he quickly closed the fridge door. Then, he headed upstairs

lobby was crowded with people

they waited for their CEO to arrive, all

the entrance of the lobby with Gwendolyn, who specifically picked out an attire consisting of a white

ponytail, making her look sensual

crowd erupted

of Treyton and Gwendolyn walking through the entrance together was

the lobby and announced solemnly, “This is our new talent director, Gwendolyn Shalders,

out in a

the warm welcome, Gwendolyn politely

Treyton briefly gave arrangements for the short–term objectives before allowing everyone except the team of managers to return

with our company’s operations,

woman with a head of brown wavy hair. Although her

nodded fervently and smiled enthusiastically. “Don’t worry,

left. “Gwendolyn, please follow me,” she