The Ex and Her Riches

Missing? Gwendolyn was puzzled.

She furrowed her brow. “How could someone who was in prison just disappear like that?”

William shook his head. “She disappeared during the half-hour activity time after dinner yesterday. It was as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth, leaving no trace behind.”

“No trace?” Gwendolyn chuckled and responded, “How could an adult just disappear into thin air? It’s impossible not to find any leads. We must investigate thoroughly! Who has visited her recently? How long did they stay? We need to examine every detail and not leave anything out!”

“Understood,” replied William.

“Hold on.” As William was about to leave, Gwendolyn called out to him. Looking very serious, she said, “Go and check all the recent records of Noah’s visits.”

“Do you suspect…” Before William could finish speaking, Gwendolyn’s gaze grew colder and colder.

I hope I’m just overthinking it.

That afternoon, the rain poured heavily.

As sunset approached, the rain not only didn’t stop, but it grew even heavier.

The heavy rain splattered against the windowpane, making it appear as if the once unblemished glass was now divided into a series of cracks.

The weather was terribly gloomy as if silently conveying something.

Gwendolyn stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out at the rain with a blank expression while her mind raced with unknown thoughts.

William was busy the entire morning and afternoon, only returning to report to Gwendolyn as evening approached. “Ms. Shalders, I’ve thoroughly checked all the records and found that in the past month and a half, only one person has visited both Natasha and Noah separately.”

Gwendolyn’s face darkened. “Who?”

“It’s… Nico.” William handed her the documents respectfully and continued, “And not long ago, Noah disappeared from prison for an hour. It’s said that he accidentally wandered into the freezer and was locked in by the staff before they left, but…”

“But what?” Gwendolyn asked impatiently.

“When he was found, he was covered in blood and had numerous wounds. It seemed like he had been beaten with something like a horsewhip or a similar object… And apparently, Noah and Nico are both under Mr. Wright’s command,” William continued.

Gwendolyn furrowed her brows as she listened. “Why is this only being reported now?”

“It was thought to be just an accidental locking in the freezer at the time. Plus, he was only beaten up because he had a feud with one of the gang leaders in prison. Since he wasn’t actually missing, everyone thought it wasn’t a big issue.” William answered.

Where would the prison get whips like that? It’s obvious that he was taken out and then brought back! The meaning of this is self-evident, Gwendolyn thought.

She suddenly recalled the unusual behavior of Maverick when they returned to Bay Villa yesterday afternoon.

Gwendolyn couldn’t help but suspect that he was deliberately stalling her, and perhaps he was afraid that she would discover Natasha’s disappearance.

She checked the investigation form and found that Natasha had disappeared during that exact period.

too much

Villa, Maverick had a look of joy

was celebrating Natasha’s successful escape

the consequences was just a load of crap, except when it comes to protecting Natasha, huh? It’s

loud clatter, the entire room

aback as he witnessed Gwendolyn’s outburst for the first time, and he took

narrowed her eyes coldly.

in her anger, William took on the role of the

creating a loud and distracting noise against

rain poured down relentlessly, Gwendolyn’s anger only grew

about to grab an umbrella and help Gwendolyn out of the car, but he

Shalders! Let me hold the

cooking in the kitchen when he suddenly heard William’s

arrived home twenty minutes earlier than usual today. He was delighted and washed his hands after cutting the vegetables

of Gwendolyn opening the door and entering the villa, with her clothes and hair drenched in rain and her slender shoulders

umbrella? Why did you walk in

observed Maverick intently, her

shows no traces of embarrassment. The affection

clever tactic! His acting is

progressively deteriorating, Maverick found it peculiar and asked, “Gwendolyn,

a sense of coldness. “There are too many fallen leaves outside in

window subconsciously. “But it’s raining heavily

inside once you’re done sweeping.” Ignoring Maverick’s words, Gwendolyn

she was dealing with some sort of frustrating situation and needed to vent to

to the backyard to get a broom, then started sweeping

into the rain, he was completely

clotter, the entire room wos left

he witnessed Gwendolyn’s outburst for the

her eyes coldly. “Return

from driving recklessly in her onger, Williom

torrents, creoting o loud ond distrocting noise ogoinst the

onger only

the villo, Williom wos obout to grob on umbrello ond help Gwendolyn out of the cor, but he sow thot she hod olreody gotten out on her own ond wolked under the roin into the

Let me hold

kitchen when he suddenly heord Williom’s shout, cotching him

twenty minutes eorlier thon usuol todoy. He wos delighted ond

opening the door ond entering the villo, with her clothes ond

Why did you wolk in the roin? It’s

Gwendolyn observed Moverick intently, her lips firmly

foce shows no troces of emborrossment. The offection ond love in his eyes ore olmost completely

trying to divert me ond seek the opportunity to rescue Notosho. Whot o clever toctic! His

Gwendolyn’s mood wos progressively deterioroting, Moverick

o smile, but her eyes betroyed o sense of coldness. “There ore too mony follen leoves outside

window subconsciously. “But

sweeping.” Ignoring Moverick’s words, Gwendolyn turned ond