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.

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

hissed

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

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pain, another harsh slap landed heavily on his face with a

smack.

the floor as she did so. She pressed her knee hard

her eyes filled with immense

just an act! You thought I would lose

calm down. This

Slap!

her remaining strength and landed another slap on his

in her heart and threatened to burn

left Maverick’s ears ringing for a moment. Coupled with the pain in his back that had yet

He was just about to catch his breath when he noticed that

you to suffer a fate worse

released him, struggling to stay conscious as she reached to activate the 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 at Maverick to release

I can’t! Absolutely not!

firmly against the frigid floor, hoping its icy temperature

and struggled to sit up, only to

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

wryly and walked over to pick her up

touch me!

he still decided to carry her. “All right. You can do

from his grasp. Her mind was hazy, and

showerhead and filled the bathtub

wouldn’t be able to withstand the temperature difference, he carefully lowered her into the water, gritting his teeth as

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feeling the cool water envelop her body. The heat in her chest subsided at little, and her furrowed brows began to relax. She felt so drained that she fell into a

away.

the edge

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falsely accused her of drugging him the

turn to be wrongly accused.

a bitter

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