The Ex and Her Riches

It was an order.

There was no room for negotiation or discussion.

No matter how hard I try, she won’t accept me again. Does she truly want to draw a line between us so badly? So, she’s genuinely determined to become strangers with me for the rest of our lives?

Maverick’s dark eyes welled up with tears as his eyelashes trembled slightly.

His eyes had long since lost the ferocity and hostility that once possessed them.

Excruciating pain washed over him as though his heart was being ruthlessly kneaded and smushed.

His pale, handsome face had a fragility that couldn’t be concealed.

Gwendolyn noticed his expression.

However, there wasn’t even the slightest change in the indifference on her face as she raised her hand, which was holding the documents, by an inch.

Maverick, who was incredibly torn, held his breath while taking the document with shaking hands.

As Gwendolyn turned around to reach for the pen on the coffee table, she heard a ripping sound behind her.

The man’s dark eyes were cold and ruthless as he once again tore the document to shreds without hesitation.

This time, he even threw the torn document directly above her head, acting utterly outrageous.

Snow-white scraps of paper fell onto her head.

Is he provoking me?

Gwendolyn was truly furious.

Rage surged, boiled, and roared up from the pit of her stomach, flaring to the top of her head.

“Do you have a death wish?” she asked through gritted teeth.

Yet, the man across from her showed no signs of backing down. Maverick’s deep, dark pupils were incredibly gloomy as their eyes met.

Skillfully, he slid his well-defined hand to his waist and unbuckled his belt, motioning to pull it out.

stood still. “What are you

he’s infuriated? Hah. Does he really think he’s strong enough to defeat me

while glowering at

folded his belt in half and

back was remarkably straight, and he was dressed in nothing but a

obey this order. You can punish me if you want to. Whip me! Whip me until your

Gwendolyn was dumbfounded.

the heck is

pent-up rage, which was on the verge of erupting, suddenly turned into

mind? Is this one of

his lower lip tightly, his eyes

definitely not

hardships and injuries

her or grow distant from her, for that would make him

you! I’ve been working extremely hard to pay back the debt I owe you, not because I want us to go our separate ways but because I hope you

and his throat was dry and scratchy. His shoulders shook as he coughed, but his back

lips and looked down at him

deep and still as deathly silence, and her tone was cold and emotionless as she said, “Your confession is three years too late. I don’t need it anymore. That ship has sailed.

was caught.

clenched his fists firmly, closed his eyes, and sniffled. “Go ahead and whip me, then. There’s no way I’m signing

to the fever? How many hits can your frail body

I’ve just recovered

eyes began to fill with even more tears as he felt ill at ease and

asserted, “I’ll

stubborn you can be since you’re the one

folded belt, and with a sudden jerk, it snapped straight, making a crisp

teeth and braced himself

saw his pitiful appearance, the woman smirked slyly and remarked, “Getting whipped while wearing a shirt isn’t much fun. You’ll have to buy a new one if it’s torn. Besides, the pain is less intense with a layer of fabric

and got to work immediately, deftly undoing the thin shirt’s buttons, removing it, and tossing it onto the coffee table in an elegant

moving

hurry; she stood quietly behind him and admired the view for

he had been injected with a special drug, it didn’t have any effect on his physique. In fact, it made his skin two shades lighter, making him even more

muscles were naturally broad, and the lines and contours

taking a glance was quite a feast for

moment to take in the view before gently tracing each muscle on

her time, being

but quiver. She’s clearly teasing

actions made him feel a

was getting fairly overwhelmed by the teasing, Gwendolyn loosened the end of the belt and gripped the

high in the air, wielded it like a whip, and swung it

Whoosh!