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 a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that he

for

what first caught his eyes every time he returned

and hand him a pair of slippers before saying, “You’re home. It must have been a long day

cast a glance at her, always mocking the warm dinner she had prepared before returning to

arduous task, yet that silly woman still

Maverick let

reason, he felt like tasting the dishes she

nowhere, the last sentence Gwendolyn said to him before she left the banquet that

in his ears.

three years of marriage, I’ve never

she has never wronged me, what is going on between Treyton and her,

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

crowded with people

rows as they waited for their CEO to arrive, all

who specifically picked out an attire consisting of a white blazer and pencil skirt

hair was tied in a high ponytail, making her look sensual yet gracious

crowd erupted in an

Treyton and Gwendolyn walking

“This is our new talent director, Gwendolyn Shalders, who will be working with us

in a massive round of

welcome, Gwendolyn politely

arrangements for the short–term objectives before allowing everyone except the team of managers

our company’s operations, so

woman with a head of brown wavy hair. Although her makeup looked flamboyant,

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

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