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 as though she was saying, “Figure

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

person who’ll get back with an ex. However, if you piss me off, I don’t mind snatching

Natasha couldn’t come up with a retort because she was stunned by the cold look in Gwendolyn’s

scorned, “One last thing. Keep that man of yours under control, and

she had no idea what she could do. Why didn’t those thugs from last night succeed? Godd

her hands, she stomped out of the

restroom when she heard a familiar voice calling out from

calmly, which put her worries to rest. Maybe I was too anxious earlier. It’s possible that the ringtone

“I did.” He nodded.

him! “I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I thought you were in the female restroom earlier,

Maverick gazed at 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

his word

at some point, Natasha started to look more and more unfamiliar to him, so much so that

few years,” Maverick uttered expressionlessly before stepping

she had been struck by lightning. Why did he look at me like that? Did he figure something

was about to search for Gwendolyn when

long, Gwendolyn?” “What’s the matter?” she answered with a question of her own after

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

I’ll

least finish your food first!” As he shouted

car.

to the hotel once

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hand and acted coyly. “We’re already engaged, Mave. Can’t

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

though he was not pleased he still comforted, “Just wait a little longer, all right? I’ll ask someone to

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