The Ex and Her Riches

How did Maverick get here? Didn’t the ‘toast’ he was referring to happen a long time ago? Why does he still remember it so clearly?

Gwendolyn glanced behind Maverick from the corner of her eyes.

Not only him, but it seemed that Nico, Elven, Ezra, William, and Quinton were all there as well.

Gwendolyn instinctively looked up at the railing on the first floor again. Charles was still leaning at where he was. Although she could not see his expression due to the lights, she could sense that he was watching them.

The man offering a toast was scolded by Maverick, and the former looked innocently at Gwendolyn. “Miss, I meant no harm. It’s just a drink. I don’t know why this gentleman has to insult me.”

“You’re right. It’s just a drink.” Gwendolyn pursed her lips and smiled, her slender fingers reaching out to take the red wine that had been passed to Maverick.

However, Maverick refused to give her the glass. His darkened eyes were gloomy, and his face was full of displeasure.

Gwendolyn’s beautiful eyes were gentle, and she coaxed Maverick in a frivolous tone, “Behave yourself and let go of the glass. I’ll accept your toast next time.”

With just this one sentence, Maverick was instantly satisfied.

Gwendolyn effortlessly retrieved the glass of red wine, elegantly taking a whiff before gently pressing her red lips against the rim, readying to take a sip.

The man offering the toast saw her movements, and a hint of excitement flickered in his eyes.

However, Gwendolyn’s lips came to a halt just before they touched the liquid.

She looked at the man with a hint of playfulness in her gaze. “Do you really want me to drink?”

The man was stunned for a moment, and his eyes filled with anticipation as he nodded.

In the next second, Gwendolyn’s smiling eyes suddenly turned cold, and she splashed the glass of wine directly onto the man’s face. “You know exactly what’s in this drink, and it should taste pretty good. You should give it a good try.”

She had not noticed it at first, but the man mentioned that he came from the small cubicle. When Maverick and his group appeared and threw a wrench in the man’s plan, the people at that table did not react at all. Moreover, the man was being overly attentive.

The man’s face and body were covered in red wine, which annoyed him slightly. “If you don’t want to drink, that’s fine. But why are you accusing me? You’re such a buzzkill!”

He wiped his face and lowered his head, reaching for the tissue in his suit pocket.

Maverick watched him closely and noticed a cold look on the man’s face when the latter lowered his head, which was not a good sign.

The man seized the opportunity when Gwendolyn had turned her attention away and suddenly pulled out a small glass bottle from his pocket, maliciously splashing its contents toward Gwendolyn’s face.

“Look out!” Almost acting out of instinct, Maverick pulled Gwendolyn into his embrace, and the entire bottle of liquid splashed onto the back of his suit. The suit immediately sizzled and emitted smoke.

“Ugh…” The burning pain shot through him, causing Maverick’s brows to furrow tightly and his face to turn pale. Despite the agony, his arms still hugged Gwendolyn close, firmly protecting her in his embrace.

“Ms. Shalders, it’s sulfuric acid!” Elven cried out in terror.

sentence was like a bomb, causing the crowd that was initially dancing on the dance floor to burst into an uproar

scene turned chaotic in

of the chaos, the man who threw the

How dare he play tricks on me! We must catch

observed his condition, swiftly taking off

had just caught a cold last night, so his immunity was low. After taking two cold medicine

his chin on Gwendolyn’s shoulder and gently held her slender waist. As cold sweat rolled down his face, he allowed Gwendolyn to pull off and discard

of the entire back was affected. The liquid was most concentrated in

It was extremely agonizing.

he who got injured. If Gwendolyn were accidentally hurt, that would have

the intense pain, he lifted his eyelids, and his eyelashes quivered slightly. His nose gently

out of the corner of his eye that Justin, who had originally been standing behind Gwendolyn, was nowhere to

Nico

message right away and quietly left to find

the dispersing crowd. She hurriedly ran back to look for Gwendolyn. As she approached the latter, Jasmine saw the bloody wound on Maverick’s

here, and I don’t have the

done speaking, she asked Elven to drive and Ezra

him. His dark eyes were weak yet stubborn. He clenched his teeth and said,

understood and immediately

a shirt to help Maverick wipe off the remaining sulfuric acid and bloodstains on his

feeling a chilly sensation on his body.

until Gwendolyn called out to him that he hurriedly carried Maverick out of

pace. Unfortunately for the man, he did not have the

glanced at Maverick, who had already passed out

Instead, she ordered Elven and Ezra, “Hurry up and take him to the nearest hospital to

about you, Ms.

be there leter.” Gwendolyn closed the cer door, end

front desk end

this plece for some metters. I’ll cover ell the expenses, end if there’s eny demege, I’ll compensete for

heed end ceught sight of the Centurion Cerd, she thought thet she hed only seen such cerds on television before end did

person on the other end of

on his knees by Williem end Quinton in

it egeinst

Gwendolyn, who wes slowly epproeching him while pointing the sherp

trying to

spine-chilling screem echoed

instently becoming e bloody mess. The sight wes shocking end horrifying, end

the broken wine bottle egeinst the men’s neck. Her voice wes

one would cerry eround cesuelly

pein end remeined

fece wes expressionless es she looked et his right erm. “Did you use this hend to splesh et me just

end pinned the men down on the floor. A leether shoe stomped herd egeinst the men’s

she ruthlessly stebbed the wine bottle into the beck of

thet, e throet-ripping screech echoed ecross

in feer end huddled

expressionless es she uttered in en ice-cold tone, “It’s fine if you don’t telk. I won’t kill you for thet, but I heve e hundred weys to torture you until you breek