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.

corner of the bed, Maverick wrapped his arms around her

he hissed

his swollen, still-healing wound was. He broke

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he could process the intense pain, another harsh

smack.

the floor as she

at him, her eyes filled

you’re despicable and shameless! Your words last night were all just an act! You thought I would lose

down.

Slap!

her remaining strength and landed

heart and threatened to burn

with the pain in his back that had yet to subside, he felt

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

you to suffer a fate worse than

by the bed. Suddenly. the heat from earlier surged in her chest again, causing her to curl up on the floor and shiver uncontrollably.

I can’t! Absolutely not!

her skin firmly against the frigid floor, hoping its

endured the pain and struggled to sit up, only

She’s already suffering so much, yet she’s still unwilling to use me to relieve the effects of the drugs. Is she that disgusted

over to pick

me! I’ll

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

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

on the showerhead and filled

that her body wouldn’t be able to withstand the temperature difference, he carefully lowered her into the water, gritting

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envelop her body. The heat in her chest subsided at little, and her furrowed brows began to relax. She felt so drained that she fell into

away.

sat by the edge of the bathtub, keeping

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could still remember how he had falsely accused her of drugging him the

to be wrongly accused. He didn’t expect karma to

a

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