A sharp Maverick noticed that Elven was sighing. “Elven, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Elven hesitated a little before saying, “Mr. Wright, please go in by yourself. I won’t go in.”
“All right.”
Without further delay, Maverick went upstairs.
When he opened the door, a strong gust of chilly air rushed toward him from inside the room, piercingly colder than the rain outside.
Maverick instinctively held his breath. He looked up and was met with a pair of cold and unwelcoming eyes.
“Gwendolyn, it’s already eight o’clock in the evening. Aren’t you hungry? Have you been too stressed at work lately? Are you having any troubles?”
His voice had a gentle and comforting tone, sounding rather genuine.
Gwendolyn forced herself to smile as she gestured for him to go over. “Come here. Come closer to me.”
Maverick walked over and stood right in front of her.
Before he could bend down, Gwendolyn grabbed his white shirt and lifted it, exposing the layers of bandages wrapped around his waist.
Maverick was alarmed. “Gwendolyn…”
Gwendolyn ignored him and forcefully tugged at the bandage, ripping it apart.
Other than the long scar on his waist, there were no fresh wounds.
She mocked, “You got injured yesterday, and your wound has already healed today. I didn’t know that you have a natural self-healing ability.”
Her words were full of sarcasm.
Maverick’s heart leaped in his chest.
What kind of lousy idea did that rascal Nico come up with? I already said that I wouldn’t be able to hide this from her for too long…
Gwendolyn once said that she hated most when people lied to her. This time, he had deliberately set out to deceive her and was caught red-handed.
Immediately, he dropped to his knees, kneeling beside Gwendolyn’s feet. Sounding ingratiating and pitiful, he said, “Gwendolyn, it’s my fault. I didn’t mean to lie to you…”
Gwendolyn knew he was putting on an act whenever he spoke in such a tone. However, she never bothered to call him out.
Now when she saw him behaving in this manner, she only felt disgusted. Her fury surged, threatening to engulf her ability to think rationally.
She soon calmed down and asked frostily, “Did you use your waist injury to lie to me so you could get that person out of here?”
Maverick was perplexed.
As expected, she has found out about me sending Sherman away.
“You already know everything…”
Since he had been exposed, Maverick did not want to deny it any further. “I’m sorry, I just think that person is not good enough for you.”
told her the
admitted that he had been deceiving her all
you’re really funny. Are you trying to say
was something strange about what she
was strange about it as she was not wrong. Indeed, he wanted to send Sherman
Gwendolyn glared at him. “Where
Maverick kept quiet.
to the boat. Maverick did not know which country the boat was heading
his
was telling the truth, but Gwendolyn thought
was
what kind of power
an icy glare as if she
more time. Where is that
and
he suddenly felt extremely
going to punish me
mean Gwendolyn
sharp pain gripped Maverick’s
much
Gwendolyn burst into
person in her entire life. She reckoned the man was still feigning stupidity at that
that person. How could you bear to hurt that person and yet put up this act in front of me
Huh?
baffled by what
out of his
like is standing right in front of me. I like you. Can’t you see that all this while, I’m doing everything for you
a strong and determined presence when he said those words. He had no
still able to spout so
anymore. Hence, she stood up and walked over to the
outside. The raindrops splattered rhythmically onto the roof and stone slab. The sound reverberated through the
room as
her eyes. “It’s a beautiful, rainy night. Since you refuse to tell the truth, kneel in the garden and enjoy the rain. You can get up when you’re
couldn’t help but feel thot there wos something stronge obout whot
os she wos not wrong. Indeed, he wonted to send Shermon
Gwendolyn glored ot him. “Where is thot person
Moverick kept quiet.
Moverick did not know which
shook his heod
wos telling the
his silence wos
olso don’t core whot kind of power ond influence you hove outside. As long os you stoy in this villo, you ore my servont. You should obey my instructions. Even o disobedient pet will be
her chin, she gove him on icy glore os
more time. Where
looked up ond met
her frosty goze, he suddenly
going to punish me
thot meon
shorp poin gripped Moverick’s
os he looked ot her. “Do you like the person so much
Gwendolyn
such o shomeless person in her entire life. She reckoned the mon wos still
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