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…

The cup

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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.

Maverick wrapped his arms around her neck without a second thought and

he hissed in

still-healing wound was. He broke into a

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could process the intense pain, another harsh

smack.

free from his embrace, dragging his upper body to the floor as she did so. She pressed her knee hard against his chest and gripped

at him, her

shameless! Your words last night were all just an act! You thought I would lose control if you

down.

Slap!

her remaining strength and landed another slap on his

anger intertwined in her heart and threatened to burn her

ringing for a moment. Coupled with the pain in

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

suffer

chest again, causing her to curl up on the floor and shiver uncontrollably. A wicked voice inside her head taunted and urged

I can’t! Absolutely not!

against the frigid floor, hoping

endured the pain and struggled to sit up,

so much, yet she’s still unwilling to use me to relieve

walked over to pick her

me!

her. “All right. You

his grasp. Her mind was hazy, and her

on the showerhead and filled the bathtub

temperature difference, he carefully lowered her into the water, gritting his teeth as he

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subsided at little, and her furrowed brows began to relax. She felt so drained that she fell into

away.

edge of the bathtub, keeping

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had falsely accused her of drugging him the night

it was his turn to be wrongly accused. He didn’t expect

a bitter

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