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.

wrapped his arms around her neck without a second thought and pulled her into his

he hissed in

the corner of the bed, right where his swollen, still-healing wound was. He broke into a cold sweat from the pain

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pain, another harsh slap landed heavily on his face with

smack.

she

her eyes filled

I would lose control if you drugged me so you could

calm down. This

Slap!

and landed

intertwined in her heart and

for a moment. Coupled with the pain in his back

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

to suffer a fate worse

the heat from earlier surged in her chest again, causing her to curl up on the floor and shiver uncontrollably. A wicked voice inside her head taunted and urged her to throw herself

I can’t! Absolutely not!

skin firmly against the frigid floor, hoping

sit up, only to see

to suffer if the drugs are not expelled in time! She’s already suffering so much, yet she’s still unwilling to use me to relieve the effects of

walked over to

touch me! I’ll kill

for a second, but he still decided to carry her. “All

from his grasp. Her mind was hazy, and her head felt heavy. She could only let

on the showerhead and filled the bathtub with cold

water,

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reached her collarbone that he retracted his

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feeling the cool water envelop her body. The heat in her chest subsided at little, and her furrowed brows began to relax. She felt so drained

away.

edge of the bathtub,

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drugging him the night

wrongly accused. He didn’t expect karma to strike so

gave a bitter

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