The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 126 The Mastermind

It seemed that Maverick was worn out from last night, as he was sleeping soundly now.

Gwendolyn stared at him for a moment.

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She saw the faint traces of a slap mark on his left cheek, accompanied by slight swelling and the uncleaned. bloodstain at the corner of his mouth. He appeared quite miserable, not much better off than her.

Although she had exhausted all her strength last night and couldn’t remember what had happened. afterward, judging from the current situation, she supposed Maverick did not do anything to her.

Gwendolyn pursed her lips and suddenly tasted a hint of sweetness in her mouth. Is this the taste of glucose? He was the one who drugged my coffee, but now he’s pretending to be a good guy?

Gwendolyn’s eyes had a bone-chilling coldness to them.

Is he putting on a show for me? I’ll wait and see what’s next!

She stepped out of the bathtub and tiptoed out of the bathroom without waking Maverick up

A sharp pain in his back jolted Maverick out of sleep.

He almost dislocated his arm from sleeping so soundly against the edge of the bathtub.

I was so busy helping Gwendolyn bring down her fever last night that I forgot to apply medicine to myself. To make matters worse, I accidentally bumped into the sharp corner of the bed, which probably aggravated the swelling on my back.

He sighed, propped himself up to sit, and suddenly realized that the person in the bathtub had disappeared.

When did she wake up?

Surprisingly, he had no idea at all. It appeared that the 023 special drug had significantly decreased his acuity.

He got up and walked over to the sink, where he looked in the mirror and wiped the trace of the blood from the corner of his mouth. Then, he went downstairs to find Gwendolyn.

atmosphere in the living

couch with her arms folded across her chest and a cold

bodyguards, Elven, William, Quinton, and Ryan, stood neatly behind the

the tension in the living room as soon as he came downstairs. He knew that what was

with heavy steps and stood in front of

and met his gaze, but

the two packets of coffee sugar on the table. “Mr. Wright, Ms. Shalders asked you to

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of coffee sugar containing the ecstasy in your room. How do you

explained, “It’s true that I placed the sugar packets in the coffee tray and served it to you. I won’t deny that, but I had no prior

lips curled slightly, and her eyes

he intend to persuade

it. Can you… just trust me this time?” Gwendolyn chuckled softly. “You entered my room late one night

that she would

pursed his thin lips together as he was at

.

you have

by mistake. Can you honestly say you had nothing to do with it? Honestly, if this one-year agreement is too hard for you to bear, I can give you a chance to compete fairly and allow you

had to resort to such despicable tactics. Then you’ll

as he smiled

Frida gave you the medicine pouch when you went to the Wright residence. Here are two packets of coffee sugar on the table that were taken from your room. One packet

looked down at the coffee sugar packets on the coffee table, and remained

then I’ll believe that you’re just an accomplice or that you’ve been deceived and used by Frida. In that case, I’ll let you off the hook. Go ahead and choose one,

were dripping with

and tried to search for

Unfortunately, there was none.

fault

walked over to the coffee table, and picked up the two packets of coffee sugar to examine

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of everyone present and poured them into the cup of warm water. He gave it a

him, but his face turned pale

she consumed half a cup of the drug-laced coffee last night. This is the infamous ecstasy sold on the black market and renowned for its powerful effects. Yet he drank the whole packet. Is he not afraid of death? Ms. Shalders only asked him to choose. Isn’t there still a fifty percent chance of choosing the right one?