The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 125

Chapter 125 Just An Act

Sensing something amiss, he opened the door to take a look.

There was no one in front of the computer on the desk.

Gwendolyn?”

Maverick looked alert. He walked in to investigate and heard heavy breathing from under the desk.

He lifted the tablecloth abruptly and saw Gwendolyn curled up in the small space. Her face was abnormally flushed.

Crouching down, he lightly touched her neck to find her body was unbearably hot.

This is…

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of coffee on the table was half-drunk, and the sugar packet on the tray had been torn open. He recalled Frida’s unusual behavior when he visited her a few hours ago and instantly realized what was happening.

“Damn it!”

He lifted Gwendolyn from under the desk.

His cool body felt comfortable against her. An indescribable thought flashed through her drug-influenced mind for the first time.

She clung to his neck, driven by the scent of male hormones. It was as if they were compelling her to sin. Maverick carried her back to the bedroom, feeling her restless movements against his body. He loosened his grip, afraid of hurting her.

“Gwendolyn, hang in there a little longer. Everything will be all right soon.”

Upon hearing the familiar voice, she mustered her consciousness and lifted her gaze to take a look.

She swelled in anger when she realized it was Maverick. Suppressing the burning feeling in her chest, she raised her hand and slapped him across his face.

The slap wasn’t particularly hard as she was drugged, but it was enough to catch Maverick, who was about to head to the bathroom, off guard.

Gwendolyn struggled, slipping from his grasp, but her hand still grasped his shirt tightly.

The two suddenly lost their balance and fell to the ground.

head on the corner of the bed, Maverick wrapped his arms around her neck without a second thought and

he hissed in

slammed into the corner of the bed, right where his swollen, still-healing wound

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could process the intense pain, another harsh slap landed heavily on his

smack.

upper body to the floor as she did so. She pressed her

at him, her eyes filled

you’re despicable and shameless! Your words last night were all just an act! You thought I would lose control if you drugged me so you could get

down.

Slap!

and landed another slap on his

intertwined in her heart and threatened to burn her rationality

the pain in his back that had yet

agony. He was just about to catch his breath when he noticed that Gwendolyn’s hand that was

want you to suffer a fate worse

Suddenly. the heat from earlier surged in her chest again, causing her to

I can’t! Absolutely not!

the frigid floor,

up, only to see her suffering silently on

much, yet she’s still unwilling to use me to relieve the effects of the

walked over to pick her

touch me! I’ll

to carry her. “All right. You can

strength to break free from his grasp. Her mind was hazy,

and filled

to withstand the temperature difference, he carefully lowered her into the water,

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her collarbone that he retracted his

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envelop her body. The heat in her chest subsided at little, and her

away.

edge of

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drugging him the night

his turn to be wrongly accused. He

gave a

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