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

yet his body still trembled

his eyes as he felt the blinding

saw a slender and familiar figure although his

out with trembling hands without hesitation and looked at that figure longingly. His voice was

couldn’t help but feel heartbroken after seeing how uncomfortable the drug made her feel last

little bit better knowing that I’ve suffered through the effects of the drug as well? Can this lessen some

to reach out and touch the figure before him. It seemed so close that he could touch it as soon as he reached out, yet it

of the backlight, but

painfully, which was a

budge as she watched him

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

she would at least utter

was Ryan

core after being poured the bucket of ice water. His entire body trembled even more violently, and his teeth chattered from the cold. His consciousness began to

head!” Gwendolyn’s grip on the armrest of the chair

that what you ordered, Ms. Shalders?” Ryan was shocked by her aggressive demeanor. His

caused

echoed throughout the basement as if his lungs were about to be

Ryan’s approach, which seemed to cause more harm than good. She was about to stand up to check on

the armrest loosened

her

in a cast, lying in the private ward of the Wright

it wasn’t going to be anything good, and she tried

was forcefully dragged

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