The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 17

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.

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

transfixed for a long

first caught his eyes every time he returned home for the past

up to him smilingly and hand him a pair of slippers before saying, “You’re

mocking the warm dinner she

was a thankless and arduous task, yet that

Maverick let out

strange reason, he felt like tasting the dishes she

said to him before

in his ears.

of marriage, I’ve never wronged

never wronged me, what is going

been thinking about Gwendolyn nonstop, and he quickly closed the fridge

lobby was crowded with

employees stood in a few rows as they waited for their CEO to arrive, all the while

Gwendolyn, who specifically picked out an attire

ponytail, making her look

appearance, the crowd erupted in an

the scene of Treyton and Gwendolyn walking through the entrance

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

out in a massive round

the warm welcome, Gwendolyn politely

for the short–term objectives before allowing everyone

our company’s

leader of the team of managers, a woman with a head of brown wavy hair.

smiled enthusiastically. “Don’t worry, Mr. Harris. I’ll do

disappeared after he left. “Gwendolyn, please follow

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