The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 26

hapter 26 Take Care of Your Man

The more Natasha spoke, the less confident she became. While she was still glaring at Gwendolyn with fierce hatred, she didn’t have the courage to open the door and confirm her guess.

“Why don’t you come in and find out yourself?” Gwendolyn shrugged, unperturbed, and opened the door.

Then she pointed at the spot Maverick was previously standing at. “He’s right there!”

Natasha felt her heart clenching, but when she looked in the direction Gwendolyn was pointing it, she saw only an empty wall.

“Are you toying with me?” Furiously, she glowered at Gwendolyn.

Gwendolyn was stunned, too. He was just standing there! Does he have superpowers or something?

Upon observing Gwendolyn’s expression, Natasha realized something was fishy. Hence, she exasperatedly pushed Gwendolyn aside and searched through every stall in the restroom.

Gwendolyn stood behind her, wondering where Maverick was hiding.

After the two women went through almost all of the stalls, their lines of sight landed on the last one, its door left ajar.

Natasha took in a deep breath and pushed the door open.

Like the other stalls, there was nothing inside.

The realization of what had unfolded dawned on Gwendolyn when she noticed an opened window to the right of the stall. I didn’t expect the person in charge of Wright Construction Group would one day be forced to escape through a window. I can barely hold back my laughter.

Natasha was dumbfounded and started suspecting Gwendolyn again when she saw the grin on the latter’s face. “If you’re the only person in the restroom, how do you explain the ringtone from earlier?”

her hand instead of answering the question

with Mave, Gwendolyn! I’m warning you, stay as far away from him as possible!

undeterred, “I’m not the type of person who’ll get back with an ex. However, if you piss me off, I don’t mind snatching everything you

a moment, Natasha couldn’t come up with a retort

Gwendolyn left, she spared one more glance at Natasha and scorned, “One last thing. Keep that man of yours under control, and don’t let

she had no idea what she could do.

she stomped out of the restroom

steps away from the restroom when she

she saw Maverick sauntering out of the male restroom calmly, which put her worries to rest. Maybe I was too anxious earlier. It’s possible that the ringtone came from the

“I did.” He nodded.

fault. I thought you were in the female restroom earlier,

Maverick gazed at her

her late–night visit yesterday. He didn’t see her, so she spent a huge chunk of the night standing in front of the mansion’s entrance and talking about

somewhat threatened, he was compelled to keep his word and agreed to her

much so that he sometimes wondered if she

a few years,” Maverick uttered expressionlessly before stepping past Natasha

been struck by lightning. Why did he look at me

to search for Gwendolyn when

inquired, “Why were you gone for so long, Gwendolyn?” “What’s the matter?”

someone to relay a message to you. The messenger said that he found something regarding the matter you asked him to

right, I’ll visit him

At least finish your food first!” As he shouted begrudgingly,

car.

back to the

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sterile room, Natasha somewhat unhappily pulled his hand and acted coyly. “We’re already engaged, Mave. Can’t I return to the mansion with

frowned. I told her I couldn’t bring her back to that mansion. Why is

a little longer, all right? I’ll

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