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.

also damp from perspiration as it hung

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

struggled to open his eyes as he felt

and familiar figure although his vision

trembling hands without hesitation and looked at that figure

how

the drug as well? Can this lessen some

could touch it as soon as he reached

Gwendolyn’s expression because of the backlight, but he

a hundred

did not budge as she

noticed that Maverick’s gaze hadn’t left her since he

was still waiting, hoping that she would at least utter a single sentence that

was Ryan pouring ice-cold water

cold to the core after being poured the bucket of ice water. His entire body trembled even more violently,

head!” Gwendolyn’s grip on the armrest

that what you ordered, Ms. Shalders?” Ryan was shocked by her aggressive demeanor. His hand trembled, and he accidentally poured the remaining

massive impact caused

his lungs were about

harm than good. She was about to

grip on the armrest loosened slightly when she heard

her chair, her usual icy

cast, lying

a scowl on his face, Frida could easily tell that it wasn’t going to be anything good, and she tried her best to

end, she was forcefully

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