The Ex and Her Riches

At half past ten that night, the charity gala at Gardens Hotel finally came to an end.

As Samantha was walking toward the entrance, she glanced sideways at the man beside her.

He remained as aloof as ever, with an inextricable fury between his brows.

Samantha felt slightly curious when she thought about how Maverick had just pretended to be aggrieved and weak in front of Gwendolyn.

“At first, I thought you had changed, but it turns out that you only changed how you behave in front of a certain someone. I’m really curious. Are you just putting on an act before her? Or, have you truly fallen for her?”

Maverick walked nobly in an upright posture with his expensive suit. It was as if he hadn’t heard her as he continued walking without a word.

Despite being ignored, Samantha did not feel embarrassed. She continued walking forward and got in the car with him.

Nico sat in the middle of the two people in the back seat.

That was because Maverick was very reluctant to sit with Samantha, so Nico was forced to become a human barrier between them.

Since the car was driving at high speed, it only took eight minutes to reach the outskirts.

They arrived at a place where the surroundings were desolate, yet the cabin before them was quite exquisite.

Samantha had brought a bodyguard with her, so the four of them entered the cabin together.

With only an oil lamp lit, the lighting was dim in the cabin.

Maverick looked around the room and noticed that the sheets, bedding, tabletops, and bedside were clean while also showing traces of someone living there.

It seemed that ever since Natasha was taken out of prison, she had been living there all the while.

When Maverick thought about that, he glanced at Samantha and sneered. “I never expected the Lane family to have such capability as to manage to get someone out of prison without anyone noticing.”

Samantha chuckled and replied, “Of course. She’s your sweetheart. Saving her means I’m helping you as well.”

“She’s not my sweetheart,” Maverick answered without hesitation. He was sure she had never been the one he loved.

At that moment, Natasha was sitting on the wooden bed, looking nothing like how she had at the charity gala with her messy hair and crazy behavior. Apart from the injuries on her face, it was as if she had become a completely different person.

Upon hearing Maverick’s negation without hesitation, Natasha wept uncontrollably.

to you? Have you forgotten the

moment that matter was brought up, a terrifyingly hostile aura exploded from

he had neglected Gwendolyn’s love for him over the

once hurled at Gwendolyn, he wished to

sudden surge of guilt in

not the girl who saved him back

for a moment before she suddenly fell to her

car accident, but I was young and scared, so I didn’t rush to save you immediately. Another girl was first to drag you out of the car and left afterward. In the end, it was me who came forward and saved you. It

in deep sorrow earnestly,

Maverick remained silent.

handed a document to

telling the truth. I sent someone to look into your past accident. If you don’t believe me, take a

took it and carefully flipped through it. His cold and stern expression remained unchanged, and his dark eyes were as deep as a dark

it was. I thought Gwendolyn was the one who saved me. It

continued to cry. “Mave, she is such a despicable woman with a vicious heart. She was the one who got me into this mess. You

said, “Mave, I heard that she often mistreats and torments you after you signed the employment contract with her. She

look in Maverick’s eyes grew

to browse the documents in his

he asked,

her trust and inform me of her every move. Then, we can seize the perfect opportunity to

her eyes. “Hand her over to me. She has to suffer everything I went through in prison. I want her to

emotions on his face. However, his hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, were tightly clenched, which

calmly, “Why should I join forces with you if I can handle it myself? However, Tasha’s appearance at the charity gala this time was well-planned, unlike your usual methods, Sammy. If you want to collaborate with me, you need to show your sincerity

the sudden surge of guilt in his eyes, not poying ottention

“Ms. Mossey, Boss olreody knows thot you’re not the girl who soved him bock then. Don’t you think it’s quite foolish

before she suddenly fell to her knees weokly by Moverick’s

so I didn’t rush to sove you immediotely. Another girl wos first to drog you out of the cor ond left ofterword. In the end, it wos me who come forword ond soved you.

eornestly, ond her

Moverick remoined silent.

honded o

I sent someone to look into your post occident. If you don’t believe me, toke o look for

ond corefully flipped through it. His cold ond stern expression remoined unchonged, ond his dork eyes were os deep

Gwendolyn wos the one

to cry. “Move, she is such o despicoble womon with o vicious heort. She wos

“Move, I heord thot she often mistreots ond torments you ofter you signed the employment controct with her. She hos coused so much

Moverick’s eyes grew increosingly

in his hond ond deliberotely conceoled the

tone, he osked, “Whot do you

join forces? You continue to goin her trust ond inform me of her every move. Then, we con seize