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.

Maverick wrapped his arms around her neck without a second thought

hissed

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

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could process the intense pain, another harsh slap

smack.

body to the floor as she did so. She pressed her knee hard against his chest and

stared at him, her eyes filled with immense

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

calm down. This

Slap!

and landed another slap

and anger intertwined in her heart and threatened to

Coupled with the pain in his back that had yet to

breath when he noticed that Gwendolyn’s hand that was gripping his collar was trembling. A

to suffer a

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

I can’t! Absolutely not!

the frigid floor, hoping its icy temperature would awaken her

the pain and struggled to sit up, only to

suffer if the drugs are not expelled in time! She’s already suffering so much, yet she’s still unwilling to use me to relieve the effects of the drugs.

wryly and walked over

me! I’ll kill

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

strength to break free from his grasp. Her mind was hazy,

and filled the

into the water, gritting his teeth as he tried not to tremble. He was afraid of dropping her. It wasn’t

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collarbone that he retracted his sore

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subsided at little, and her furrowed brows began to relax. She felt

away.

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still remember how he had falsely accused her of drugging him

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

gave a bitter

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