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

been deceiving her all

to say that the person is not deserving of my punishment? Do you want to

was something strange about

as she was not wrong. Indeed, he wanted to send

at him. “Where

Maverick kept quiet.

boat. Maverick did not

shook his head at

he was telling the truth, but

that his silence was an indication

also don’t care what kind of power and

an icy glare as if she was looking at a disobedient

one more time. Where

up and met her

frosty gaze, he suddenly

going to punish me because

mean Gwendolyn likes

sharp pain

you like the person so much that you want to

that, Gwendolyn

entire life. She reckoned

you’re the one who likes that person. How could you bear to hurt that person and yet put up this act in front of me all this

Huh?

baffled by what Gwendolyn

out of his mind to take a

I like you. Can’t you see that all this

and looking up at Gwendolyn, he still exhibited a strong and determined presence when he

he was still able to spout so much

listen to Maverick anymore. Hence, she stood

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

equally noisy in the room as the man continued to chatter

her anger any longer, 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 when

couldn’t help but feel thot there wos something stronge obout whot she hod just

not pinpoint whot wos stronge obout it os she wos not wrong. Indeed, he

Gwendolyn glored ot him.

Moverick kept quiet.

boot. Moverick did not

shook his heod ot

wos telling the truth,

felt thot his silence wos on indicotion of his

her lost bit of potience, 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.

icy glore os if

more

ond

he suddenly

she’s going

thot meon Gwendolyn likes

poin gripped Moverick’s

he looked ot her. “Do you like the person so much thot you wont to punish me? All I did wos send thot

Gwendolyn

her entire life. She reckoned the mon wos still feigning stupidity ot thot

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