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.

that the fridge was stocked with

transfixed for a long

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

pair of slippers before saying, “You’re home. It

never cast a glance at her, always mocking the warm

yet that silly woman still did it

that thought, Maverick

some strange reason, he felt

said to him before she left

in his ears.

years of marriage, I’ve

wronged me, what is going on between

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

crowded with

waited for their CEO to arrive, all the while exchanging curious

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

tied in a high ponytail, making

appearance, the crowd erupted in

and Gwendolyn walking

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

broke out in a

welcome,

objectives before allowing everyone except

unfamiliar with our company’s operations, so

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

“Don’t worry, Mr.

her face instantly disappeared after he left. “Gwendolyn, please follow me,”

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