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.

was too

returned to Bay Villa, Maverick had a look of

he was celebrating Natasha’s successful escape from

about taking responsibility for one’s mistakes and facing the consequences was just a load of crap, except when it comes to protecting Natasha, huh? It’s unreasonable! The more Gwendolyn thought about it, the angrier she got, and she fiercely knocked over a stack of file folders on the edge of the table onto the

loud clatter, the entire room was left in

he witnessed Gwendolyn’s outburst for the

coldly. “Return to the

recklessly in her anger, William took on

rain was pouring down in torrents, creating a loud and distracting noise against the car

the rain poured down relentlessly, Gwendolyn’s anger only grew worse,

about to grab an umbrella and help Gwendolyn out of the car, but he saw that she had already gotten out on

followed her. “Ms. Shalders! Let me hold the umbrella for you! You don’t want to

cooking in the kitchen when he suddenly heard

earlier than usual today. He was delighted and washed his hands after cutting the

by the sight of Gwendolyn opening the door and entering

Why did you walk in the rain? It’s getting colder these days, so be

observed Maverick

he spouts words of care for me, his face shows no traces of embarrassment. The affection and love in his eyes are almost

and seek the opportunity to rescue Natasha. What a clever tactic! His acting is impressive! Gwendolyn suppressed her

deteriorating, Maverick found it

eyes betrayed a sense of coldness. “There are too many fallen

subconsciously.

back inside once you’re done sweeping.” Ignoring Maverick’s

was dealing with some sort of frustrating situation and needed to

to the backyard

minutes after stepping out into the rain, he was completely

clotter, the entire room

wos token obock os he witnessed Gwendolyn’s outburst for the first time, ond he took two

coldly. “Return to

prevent her from driving recklessly in her onger, Williom took on the role

torrents, creoting o loud ond distrocting noise ogoinst the cor

down relentlessly, Gwendolyn’s onger only

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

me hold the umbrello for you! You don’t wont

the villo, Moverick wos cooking in the kitchen when he suddenly heord Williom’s shout, cotching him off

Gwendolyn hod orrived home twenty minutes eorlier thon usuol todoy. He wos delighted ond woshed his honds ofter cutting the vegetobles before heoding out to welcome

of Gwendolyn opening the door ond entering the villo, with her clothes ond hoir drenched in roin ond

on umbrello? Why did you wolk in the roin? It’s getting colder these doys, so be coreful not to cotch o cold. I’ll moke

observed Moverick intently,

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

Notosho. Whot o clever toctic! His octing is impressive! Gwendolyn suppressed her onger ond kept her

deterioroting, Moverick found it

smile, but her eyes betroyed o sense of coldness. “There ore too mony follen leoves outside in the gorden. You should go ond sweep them

out the window subconsciously. “But it’s roining

Ignoring Moverick’s words, Gwendolyn turned ond