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.

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

transfixed for a long

he vaguely recalled that Gwendolyn’s expectant gaze was what first caught

of slippers before saying, “You’re home.

glance at her, always mocking the warm dinner she had prepared before

yet that silly woman still did it

thought, Maverick let out a

some strange reason, he felt

to him before she left the banquet that evening

in his ears.

three years of

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

feeling arose in Maverick’s heart the second he realized he had been thinking about Gwendolyn nonstop, and he quickly closed the fridge

lobby was crowded

for their

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

hair was tied in a high ponytail, making

her appearance, the crowd erupted

walking through the entrance together was a sight for

the lobby and announced solemnly, “This is our new

a massive round of

the warm welcome, Gwendolyn

briefly gave arrangements for the short–term objectives before allowing everyone except

She’s unfamiliar with our company’s

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

nodded fervently and smiled enthusiastically. “Don’t

face instantly disappeared after he left.

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