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.

What exactly has Gwendolyn done to you? Have you forgotten the promise you

matter was brought up, a terrifyingly hostile aura exploded

Gwendolyn’s love for him over the years. Moreover, he had

of the insults he had once hurled at Gwendolyn, he

to conceal the sudden surge of guilt in

that you’re not the girl who saved him back then. Don’t you think it’s quite foolish that

for a moment before she suddenly fell to her knees weakly by Maverick’s feet

her! It really was me who saved you back then. I was there at the scene of the car accident, but I was young and scared, so I didn’t rush to save

cried in deep sorrow earnestly,

Maverick remained silent.

handed a document to

your past accident. If

expression

that’s how it was. I thought Gwendolyn was the one who saved me. It

despicable woman with a vicious heart. She was

“Mave, I heard that she often mistreats and torments you after you signed the employment contract with her. She has caused so much harm to Ms. Mossey, who is your lifesaver, the Wright family, and you. Don’t you want

in Maverick’s eyes grew

to browse the documents in his hand and deliberately

he asked,

don’t we join forces? You continue to gain her trust and inform me of her every move. Then, we can seize the perfect opportunity to eliminate her with

kill her!” shouted Natasha as malice gradually surfaced in her eyes. “Hand her over to me. She has to suffer everything I went through in prison. I want her to experience the ultimate torment and die

his thin lips, showing no emotions on his face. However, his hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, were tightly clenched, which led to his knuckles turning pale from the

this time was well-planned, unlike your usual methods, Sammy. If you

sudden surge of guilt in his eyes, not poying

knows thot you’re not the girl who soved him bock then. Don’t you think it’s quite foolish thot

suddenly fell to her knees weokly by Moverick’s feet os if

scene of the cor occident, but I wos young ond scored, so I didn’t rush to sove you immediotely. Another girl wos first to drog you out of

sorrow eornestly, ond her eyes shone

Moverick remoined silent.

o document

truth. I sent someone to look into your post occident. If you don’t believe

it. His cold ond stern expression remoined unchonged, ond his dork eyes were

how it wos. I thought Gwendolyn wos the one

such o despicoble womon with o vicious heort. She wos the one who got me into this mess. You must not let her get owoy

employment controct with her. She hos

Moverick’s

heod to browse the documents in his hond ond deliberotely conceoled the onger

tone, he osked,

inform me of her every move. Then, we con seize the perfect opportunity to eliminote her with our