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

he hissed in

bed, right where his swollen, still-healing wound was.

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another harsh slap landed heavily on

smack.

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

him, her eyes

Your words last night were all just an act! You thought I would lose control if you drugged me so you could get away

down.

Slap!

mustered all her remaining strength and landed another slap on

anger intertwined in her heart and

Maverick’s ears ringing for a moment. Coupled with the pain in

that Gwendolyn’s hand that was gripping his collar

want you to suffer a fate

the alarm by the bed. Suddenly. the heat from earlier surged in her chest again, causing her to curl

I can’t! Absolutely not!

frigid floor, hoping its icy temperature

endured the pain and struggled to sit up, only to

drugs are not expelled in time! She’s already suffering so much, yet she’s still unwilling to use me to

over to pick her

me!

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

hazy, and

on the showerhead and filled

be able to withstand the temperature difference, he carefully lowered her into the water, gritting his teeth

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water reached her collarbone that he retracted

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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.

away.

by the edge

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remember how he had falsely accused her of drugging him the night before their divorce and even ridiculed her relentlessly the

accused. He didn’t expect karma to strike so

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