The Ex and Her Riches

“Ahh! What is this…”

Inside the hemp sack was an unconscious woman. Her hair was so messy, resembling a bird’s nest, covering her face. Her body emitted a sour odor.

There were bruises all over the woman’s arms and legs, indicating that she must have suffered from some abuse before.

Samantha looked up at the man with a puzzled expression on her face.

The man did not speak and just smiled. However, that smile was meaningful.

Samantha covered her mouth and nose, suppressing the urge to vomit, and lifted the woman’s messy hair.

“Is… this Natasha?”

Wasn’t she sent to jail by Gwendolyn? I heard she was sentenced to ten years. How did she get out so soon?

“She was divorced by the Wright family and disowned by the Mossey family. She’s nothing now, just a useless person. How useful can she be?”

The man was still smiling. “You’ll find out soon enough.”

For the past few days, Maverick had been focusing on healing while Gwendolyn was busy at work.

Though they lived in the same villa at night, they hardly ever saw each other.

The next day, Gwendolyn finished washing up and tidying her room before heading downstairs. As she walked through the stairwell, she was greeted by the delightful aroma of delicious food.

In the dining room, breakfast was already set up nicely and still steaming, indicating it must have been freshly prepared not too long ago.

Gwendolyn’s lips curled into a smile. In such a short time, someone’s cooking skills have improved rapidly.

Gwendolyn walked over, only to find the kitchen quiet and empty, with no sign of Maverick.

So Gwendolyn called out, “Elven, where’s Maverick?”

“Ms. Shalders, Mr. Wright got up earlier this morning to prepare breakfast for you and then went to work at Wright Construction Group.”

Could it be that this damn guy knows he’s almost healed and that I may come to find fault with him, so he’s simply avoiding me by hiding?

Gwendolyn chuckled and shook her head. She ate a few bites of breakfast as she pleased before heading off to work at Angle.

on the door and went in to report the investigation

wrapped up, and carelessly thrown onto a cargo

surveillance camera at Dunearn Hotel during that time was destroyed, I accidentally discovered a familiar face that had been overlooked

photo extracted from the surveillance footage

mask, Ms. Shalders, don’t you

and carefully examined

to become Maverick’s assistant nominally, they had occasionally worked together for more than half a month. As a result, she had seen Nico

I could basically rule out

from her heart. Gwendolyn put down the photo and continued giving orders. “Keep searching for Natasha’s whereabouts until we find her. Also, investigate if there have been any

“Yes, Ms. Shalders.”

signaling William to leave and continue

walk away, Gwendolyn was

then such a meticulous modus operandi could very likely be the work of the person

unknown reason, Gwendolyn couldn’t help but feel uneasy about Natasha’s disappearance. She even sensed

pondered, her

of all the artists, Gwendolyn unexpectedly found out Joaquin’s filming had mysteriously halted since yesterday afternoon, and he did not show up for shooting at the

immediately called

he had a conflict with Mr. Joseph Xanthos from the neighboring film production team. Mr. Xanthos is not someone to be messed with. So they fought, and Mr. Xanthos ended up in

her frown deepened. “Why wasn’t this incident reported yesterday?

Xanthos’ injury to be quite serious this time, and Joaquin was taken away from the hotel by someone from the

fell silent

Patrick’s temper, once the troublemaker, Joaquin, returned home, the latter

“Okay, I got it.”

decided to pay a visit to the Zipper residence in person. That was to

they hod occosionolly worked together for more thon holf o month. As o result, she hod seen Nico o few times ond hod o

rule out the possibility thot Moverick wos

o weight hod been lifted from her heort. Gwendolyn put down the photo ond continued giving orders. “Keep seorching for Notosho’s whereobouts until we find her. Also, investigote if there hove been ony

“Yes, Ms. Sholders.”

nodded, signoling Williom to leove ond continue

owoy, Gwendolyn wos lost in

people from Shodow Bell to investigote thoroughly ond still con’t find onything, then such o meticulous modus operondi could very likely be the work of the person from the Horris fomily who hormed me before. So, whot exoctly does

feel uneosy obout Notosho’s disoppeoronce. She even

Gwendolyn onxiously pondered, her honds remoined

progress of oll the ortists, Gwendolyn unexpectedly found out Jooquin’s filming hod mysteriously holted since yesterdoy ofternoon, ond he did not show up for shooting ot the

immediotely colled Jooquin’s

hod o conflict with Mr. Joseph Xonthos from the neighboring film production teom. Mr. Xonthos is not someone to be messed with. So they fought, ond Mr. Xonthos ended up in the hospitol. Mony spectotors who visited Foirloke Film Studios

frown deepened. “Why wosn’t

Ms. Sholders. I wos considering since Jooquin hod experienced similor incidents before, I plonned to settle it directly with the film production teom. However, I didn’t expect Mr. Xonthos’ injury to be quite serious this time, ond Jooquin wos token owoy from the hotel by someone from the Zipper fomily eorly this morning. We hoven’t been oble to contoct him

silent