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.

fridge was stocked with

for

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

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

mocking the warm dinner she had prepared before returning

arduous task, yet that silly woman still did it

that thought, Maverick let out

some strange reason, he felt

Gwendolyn said to him before she left the banquet that evening

in his ears.

three years of

me, what is going on

the second he realized he had been thinking about Gwendolyn nonstop, and he

was crowded with people the

their CEO to arrive, all the while exchanging curious looks with

an hour later, Treyton appeared at the entrance of the lobby with Gwendolyn, who specifically picked out an attire consisting of a

hair was tied in a high ponytail, making her look

her appearance, the crowd erupted

walking through

way to the middle of the lobby and announced solemnly, “This is our new talent director, Gwendolyn Shalders, who will

in a massive round of

the warm welcome, Gwendolyn politely nodded

objectives before allowing everyone except

is new here. She’s unfamiliar with our company’s operations, so

managers, a woman with a head of brown wavy hair. Although her makeup looked flamboyant, she was a beauty with a great

she nodded fervently and smiled enthusiastically. “Don’t worry, Mr. Harris. I’ll do my

after he left. “Gwendolyn, please follow me,” she said, shooting Gwendolyn