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 pulled her into his embrace,

hissed

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

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could process the intense pain, another harsh slap landed heavily on

smack.

dragging his upper body to the floor as she did

her eyes

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

down. This

Slap!

strength and landed another

and threatened

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

just about to catch his breath when he noticed that Gwendolyn’s hand that was gripping his collar was trembling. A murderous intent

to suffer a

Suddenly. the heat from earlier surged in her chest again, causing her to curl up on

I can’t! Absolutely not!

her skin firmly against the frigid floor, hoping its icy temperature would awaken

and struggled to sit up, only to see her

she’s still unwilling to use me to relieve the effects

walked over to pick

touch me! I’ll kill

hand stiffened for a second, but he still decided to carry her. “All

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

the showerhead and filled the bathtub with

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

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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

away.

edge of

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her of drugging him

be wrongly accused. He didn’t expect karma to

gave a

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