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.

bed, Maverick wrapped his arms around her neck without

he hissed

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

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another harsh slap landed heavily

smack.

she did so. She pressed her knee hard against his chest and gripped his

him, her eyes filled with

act! You thought I would lose

calm down. This

Slap!

mustered all her remaining strength and landed another slap on

anger intertwined in her heart and threatened to burn

with the

catch his breath when he noticed that Gwendolyn’s hand that

want you to suffer a fate worse than

alarm by 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 head taunted and urged her to throw herself

I can’t! Absolutely not!

her skin firmly against the frigid floor, hoping its

sit up, only to see her

yet she’s still unwilling to use me to

walked over

me! I’ll kill

her. “All right. You can do whatever you want once the

the strength to break free from his grasp. Her mind was hazy, and her head felt heavy. She could only

showerhead and filled

her body wouldn’t be able to withstand the temperature difference, he carefully lowered her into the water, gritting his teeth as he tried not to tremble. He was

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her body. The heat in her chest subsided at little, and her furrowed brows began to relax. She

away.

by the edge

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

it was his turn to be wrongly accused.

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