The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 167

A sudden sharp pain coursed through Maverick’s body as a gunshot sounded.

The pain didn’t come from his chest, but from his right arm.

His eyes shot open, and he looked down to see a streak of blood on his white shirt. A bullet had grazed his arm.

All of a sudden, the clamor behind him ceased.

He glanced back and saw Natasha still in the same aggressive stance, ready to attack. Her expression gradually turned from ferocious to numb as a bullet had pierced through her chest.

Blood bloomed like a vibrant poppy flower and stained her dress crimson.

Natasha paused for a moment. At the sight of blood on her chest, she turned deathly pale. Her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed and fell unconscious.

Slow, loud claps could be heard from the doorway just then.

Charles looked at Gwendolyn with admiration shining in his eyes. “You’re too modest, Gwen. You still have such accurate aim even though you haven’t touched a gun in years. You truly are my student,” he praised.

Gwendolyn tossed the revolver in her hand aside. Her expression was stone cold under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, and she didn’t respond to Charles at all.

Maverick remained in the same spot and met Charles’ gaze.

Charles laughed sarcastically, but it was unclear whether he was laughing at Maverick or himself. “You win. We just played a game where Gwen had to choose between you and this woman. Even after you came to the suburbs this late to meet your ex-lover behind her back, she still chose you. It’s making me envious,” he remarked.

“A game?” Maverick repeated, feeling a chill run down his spine.

He pursed his thin lips and scrunched his brows as he looked at Gwendolyn.

She didn’t look at him but instead stared at Natasha, who had fallen to the ground. “Is this what you wanted to see? Is it fun?” Gwendolyn asked Charles.

“It’s not fun, because I’ve upset you,” Charles replied.

and his voice softened slightly. “Gwen, you’re still young, so it’s understandable that you want a plaything. But I can also play with

more when Charles mentioned his

were fixed on

“It’s getting late, and I’m

took a few steps forward before noticing Maverick wasn’t following her. “Are you coming? Or do you want to walk back on your own?”

to catch

passed by Charles, their gazes clashed, sparks flying from

atmosphere was extremely tense on the way back to Bay Villa.

turned his head to glance

outside the window with a blank expression and cold eyes.

a warm halo on her profile, etching her breathtakingly

aiming for Natasha and not him,

car was too much at the moment as it was evident that Gwendolyn was in a bad mood. William, who was driving,

tentatively reached out, crossing the invisible boundary between them, and gently

showed no reaction, still staring out

an attempt to catch her attention, he let out light

he was met with

the injury,” he tried

air remained serene

arm dejectedly. It wasn’t a big

seemed like Gwendolyn was

tension was so thick that William felt he could cut

her. Tonight, I followed Natasha’s trail. I didn’t go there to have a date with her; there’s nothing between us. I just wanted to

her eyes but continued to

was actually thinking

him and always

then joined the Central Intelligence Agency for training, while she was met with misfortune the

time… There’s

in thought, Maverick quietly watched

and walked to the front door. Suddenly, she remembered something

Wright Construction Group. The deadline of the

“Understood.”

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