The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 127

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.

was soaked with sweat, and his hair was also damp from perspiration as it hung limply over his forehead.

struggled through this hour to the point of exhaustion, yet his body still trembled violently, and his face was horrifyingly

his eyes as he felt

a slender and familiar figure although his vision

figure longingly. His voice was hoarse as he said,

how uncomfortable the drug made her

little bit better knowing that I’ve suffered through the effects of the drug

seemed so close that he could touch it as soon as

of the backlight, but he

painfully, which was a hundred times worse than when the

did not budge as she watched

hadn’t left her since he

least utter a single sentence that contained

Ryan pouring ice-cold water over his

sudden, drastic change in temperature. He was ice cold to the core after being poured the bucket of ice water. His entire body trembled even

told you to pour it directly on his head!” Gwendolyn’s grip

Wasn’t that what you ordered, Ms. Shalders?” Ryan was shocked by her aggressive demeanor. His hand trembled, and

impact caused Maverick to cough

as if his lungs were about to be coughed out. It sounded

to stand up to check on Maverick when a woman’s scream sounded from

on the armrest loosened

chair, her usual icy haughtiness returning to her

lying in the private ward

to be

the end, she was

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