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.

the bed, Maverick wrapped his arms around her neck without a second thought and pulled her into his embrace, using his body to cushion the

hissed

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

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intense pain, another harsh slap landed heavily on

smack.

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

stared at him, her

thought I would lose control if you drugged me so you could

calm down. This

Slap!

all her remaining strength and landed

in her heart and threatened to burn her rationality

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

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

suffer a

heat from earlier surged in her chest again, causing her to curl up on the floor and shiver uncontrollably. A wicked voice

I can’t! Absolutely not!

against the frigid floor, hoping its icy

endured the pain and struggled to sit up,

suffering so much, yet she’s still unwilling to use me to relieve the effects of the drugs.

wryly and walked over to pick her up

touch me! I’ll kill

he still decided to carry her. “All right. You can do whatever you want once the drugs have worn

Her mind was hazy, and her head felt heavy. She could only let him carry

and filled

difference, he carefully lowered her into the water,

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

away.

edge of the

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her of drugging him the

accused. He

gave a bitter

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