Gwendolyn clenched her hands tightly as she listened to the low growls coming from inside.
However, her face was still cold and emotionless when she looked at Elven. “Do you think I’ve gone too far?”
Elven knelt down on the spot. “That’s not what I meant. You were drugged last night. It’s only fair to make up for the suffering you endured, but I know that you don’t really want to kill Mr. Wright.”
Gwendolyn felt much better after she heard that.
She looked at Quinton after contemplating for a while. “Go to the Wright residence and bring Frida over here. Be quick.”
“Yes, Ms. Shalders.” Quinton set off immediately.
The rest of them stood at the basement door, listening as the growling and struggling sounds grew more intense as though Maverick was on the brink of despair.
Even the tall and burly bodyguards found it difficult to continue listening and felt as though they were also being subjected to a cruel form of torture.
Ten minutes later, Gwendolyn finally spoke up. “Open the door. Get a bucket of ice water and bring it over. It’ll help him cool down.”
The bodyguards obeyed Gwendolyn’s orders after a brief moment of shock and went to get some ice cubes to mix with a bucket of water.
Creak.
The basement door opened, allowing a sliver of light to seep in. That beam of light stretched Maverick’s shadow long and thin in the center.
Maverick lay curled up on the floor, just like a baby in its mother’s womb.
damp from perspiration as it hung limply over his forehead. He looked like a helpless and pitiful puppy that had been
exhaustion, yet his body still trembled
eyes as he felt the blinding
slender and familiar figure although his vision
trembling hands without hesitation and looked at that figure longingly. His voice was hoarse as he said, “Gwendolyn… I-I feel…
but feel heartbroken after seeing how uncomfortable the
bit better knowing that I’ve suffered through the effects of the drug as well? Can this lessen some of the disgust she feels toward
out and touch the figure before him. It seemed so close that he could touch it as soon as he reached out, yet it felt so distant as if there was an insurmountable barrier forever separating the
couldn’t see Gwendolyn’s expression because of the backlight,
was a
budge as she watched him quietly from
as she noticed that Maverick’s gaze hadn’t left her since he opened his
still waiting, hoping that she would at least utter a single sentence that contained
came next was Ryan pouring ice-cold water
core after being poured the bucket of ice water. His entire body trembled even more violently, and his teeth chattered from
it directly on his head!” Gwendolyn’s grip
Ms. Shalders?” Ryan was shocked by her aggressive demeanor. His hand trembled, and he accidentally
impact caused Maverick
coughing echoed throughout the basement as if his lungs were about to be coughed out. It sounded incredibly
cause more harm than good. She was about to stand up to check on Maverick when a woman’s scream sounded from behind her. “Ah! Maverick! My
the armrest loosened slightly
her chair, her usual icy haughtiness
cast, lying in the private ward of the
could easily tell that it wasn’t going to be anything good, and
end, she was forcefully dragged
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