The Ex and Her Riches

Maverick’s voice had gone hoarse, and he did not feel like talking. He turned over and continued to sleep.

When he rushed over last night, he happened to hear Gwendolyn’s shout and watched helplessly as she jumped into the river.

That feeling of his heart pounding away uncontrollably was so unbearably suffocating.

Just thinking about it made his heart ache.

He would never let this happen again.

Nico noticed he was being ignored and knew he simply could not get through to Maverick.

After so many years of working for Maverick, this was the first time Nico had seen him going all out for someone.

Boss, please take a good rest. If you need anything, just call me. Don’t force yourself.

Nico sighed helplessly, poured Maverick a cup of warm water, and placed it on the bedside table. Then, he turned around, left the room, and gently closed the door behind him.

Maverick was still feverish, and his mind was already groggy. He quickly fell back asleep.

The villa was silent and pitch-black in the dead of night.

Nico made his way down to the basement, his face gloomy.

Neville and a few other subordinates were guarding the basement door.

William and Quinton had been awake for quite some time. They were extremely furious about being locked up and kept banging on the door while shouting.

Neville saw Nico approaching and walked up. “How’s it going? Is the boss feeling better now?”

Nico nodded.

Neville breathed a sigh of relief. He gritted his teeth and continued, “Can we just get rid of these two? They’ve been cursing non-stop since they woke up. I don’t think I can hold it in any longer!”

Nico’s expression was grim, too. Although he could do nothing to Treyton, at least he could vent his anger on the two lackeys of the Harris family.

After all, it did not matter as long as their lives were spared.

Open the door. Let me in.

The basement door swung open. William and Quinton tried to make a run for it the moment they had the chance. However, they did not get far before they were caught, tied up, and thrown back onto the floor.

Just as Quinton was about to make a scene, his mouth was stuffed with a cloth.

had reluctantly spoken up for Maverick before, Nico appreciated

William himself was much quieter than Quinton,

pulled out a knife and forcefully stabbed it into the floor between Quinton’s legs, stopping just a millimeter short of cutting

pupils constricted with

closer, and he might have to spend the rest of his life

What a ruthless person!

anger fade away, Nico sneered. “Can

Quinton nodded his

Ms. Shalders, but instead of thanking him, Mr. Harris locked him up and left him to suffer from a

know what he wanted to do, so

continued, “Since the Harris family pays you, and you two work for Mr.

two could barely perceive the sense of threat

and patted the two on their arms. “Well, sorry about this, but you two will have to

They’re going to

William

“Sure, as

be even more difficult

Wright doesn’t know about this, so don’t snitch

he found out Maverick was running a high fever while he was locked up. Without hesitation, he

the basement.

hospital for two days,

thing she did was to meet the two assassins Treyton had

skirt. Paired with

iron chains. Their faces and bodies were covered in wounds, indicating they had been tortured several times before. Their mouths were slightly open and stuffed with cloth

Gwendolyn, and she sat down

of the assassins, she was slightly taken aback, and

man who answered

was icy cold, and he turned his

always

her cheek on one hand, her face beaming with an enchanting smile. “Hey, Handsome. Others may not know the inside story, but you definitely do. If you share the secret with me, I can persuade them to

was incredibly

nickname and glanced at her subconsciously, almost getting sucked into

What a vixen!

head away

more miserable death. By gritting their teeth

going to say it? Gwendolyn pursed her lips and instructed the people beside

confessed anything yet. Should

did not seem to be

they were blindfolded with a black cloth and led out of the Shalders

they left, Treyton came in and asked, “Kiddo, what’s

them. If someone tries to

of them had already leaked the secret. Adhering to the principle of “better to kill by mistake than to let go,” the other party would undoubtedly cause trouble for the