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.

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

he hissed

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

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he could process the intense pain, another harsh slap

smack.

from his embrace, dragging his upper body to the floor as she did so. She pressed her knee

him, her eyes

would lose control if you drugged me so you could get away with

calm down.

Slap!

strength and landed

anger intertwined in her heart and threatened to burn her

ringing for a moment. Coupled with the pain in his back that had yet

that Gwendolyn’s

you to suffer a fate

the bed. Suddenly. 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

I can’t! Absolutely not!

against the frigid floor, hoping its icy

to sit up, only

she’s still unwilling to use

over to pick

touch me! I’ll kill

for a second, but he still decided to carry her. “All right. You can do whatever you want once the drugs

no longer had the strength to break free from his grasp. Her mind was hazy, and her head felt heavy. She could only

showerhead and filled the bathtub

he carefully lowered her into the water, gritting his teeth as he tried not to tremble. He was afraid of dropping her. It wasn’t

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reached her collarbone that he retracted his sore

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in the bathtub, 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 that

away.

the edge of the bathtub, keeping

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accused her of drugging him the night before their divorce and even ridiculed

turn to be wrongly accused. He didn’t expect

gave a bitter

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