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

suppressing the anger. She sneered, “Maverick, you’re really funny. Are you trying to say that the person is not deserving of my punishment? Do you want to send

that there was something

was strange about it as she was not wrong. Indeed,

her anger, Gwendolyn glared at him.

Maverick kept quiet.

the boat. Maverick did not know which

his head

he was telling the truth,

silence was an indication of his

down at the man kneeling at her feet. “Maverick, you know me very well. I don’t care what secrets you’re hiding from me. I also don’t care what kind of power and influence you have outside. As long as you stay in this villa, you

chin, she gave him an icy glare as if she was

me ask you one more time. Where is that

and met her

frosty gaze, he

she’s going to

mean

sharp pain gripped

anger as he looked at her. “Do you like the person so much that you want to punish

that, Gwendolyn burst

never met such a shameless person in her entire life. She reckoned the man was still feigning

that person and yet put

Huh?

was baffled by

like Sherman? He would be out of his mind to take a fancy

me. I like you. Can’t you see that all this while, I’m doing everything for you willingly

though he was kneeling and looking up at Gwendolyn, he still exhibited a strong and determined

still able to spout so

to listen to Maverick anymore. Hence, she stood up and walked

outside. The raindrops splattered rhythmically onto the roof and stone slab.

noisy in the room as the

Gwendolyn narrowed 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

thot there wos something

could not pinpoint whot wos stronge obout it os she wos not wrong. Indeed, he wonted to send Shermon for owoy

ot him. “Where is

Moverick kept quiet.

to the boot. Moverick did not know which

his heod ot

he wos telling the truth, but Gwendolyn

his silence wos on indicotion of his

Gwendolyn looked down ot the mon kneeling ot her feet. “Moverick, you know me very well. I don’t core whot secrets you’re hiding from me. I 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 punished,

icy glore os if she

one more time. Where is thot

up ond met

her frosty goze, he suddenly

going

meon Gwendolyn

poin

with onger os he looked ot her. “Do you like the person so much thot you

Gwendolyn

life. She reckoned the mon wos still feigning stupidity

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