The Ex and Her Riches

As expected, the little meanie Gwendolyn was not so easy to deal with.

He shook his head and sighed inwardly, vowing to himself never to mess with this young domineering lady in the future.

On the other end of the call, Asher had no idea that he had been played by Gwendolyn. He said earnestly, “I heard from Treyton that you’ve been gathering evidence on the Lane family from Fairlake recently, so I took the liberty of looking into it for you since I have the time. I’ll have Treyton fax it to your office tomorrow.”

Gwendolyn chuckled to herself inwardly.

She thought that this timing was too convenient as Asher should not have had so much free time.

It seemed that this was premeditated, and Asher had deliberately waited for her to be punished before bringing up the matter.

So, is he using the carrot and stick method?

Although it was a bit unpleasant to think about, Gwendolyn remembered her promise to let Asher use her as a punching bag once for tricking him.

In her opinion, it was worth it.

There was also no reason not to accept the evidence that was going to be delivered straight to her hand.

Gwendolyn reluctantly agreed and showered Asher with a series of compliments before finally managing to end the call.

Since Maverick was in the hospital, it was quite late by the time Gwendolyn finished kneeling. She quickly tidied up a room and asked Treyton to make do with it for his stay at Bay Villa for a night.

The next morning, Gwendolyn went to work at Wright Construction Group as usual.

The evidence Asher had gathered was quickly sent to her via fax as promised. She gathered the papers and bound them together into a booklet before carefully reading through them.

As expected, Asher’s efficiency was truly impressive once he took action.

This evidence was detailed enough to put Samantha in prison for the rest of her life.

Tomorrow, she would bring justice to the Lane family.

She called Yulia for a meeting and was busy until the afternoon.

She thought of Maverick, who was still recovering in the hospital. She then made a call to William and instructed him to find a small item for her.

Gwendolyn packed up her things and headed back to Bay Villa first when it was time to get off work.

She saw Elven upon arriving at the villa entrance, which was not something she had expected.

She frowned and asked, “Why are you here instead of staying at the hospital?”

explained, “Mr. Wright said he didn’t want to stay in the hospital, so he insisted that Dr. Xenakis re-examine him

already been discharged

moment. She had planned to visit Maverick at the hospital

seems that his injury has mostly healed since he can

Gwendolyn was about to walk inside, Elven leaned in close to her and whispered, “Ms. Shalders, I think there’s

you think so, huh?” Looks like Maverick

an indescribable

Wright went straight into his room as soon as he

“I see. Okay.”

as she walked straight into the villa and

of Maverick’s room was closed, but it

The bed was neatly made, showing no signs of anyone having laid

lying quietly on the lounge chair by the window, dressed in a luxurious dark suit. He was

autumn, the sunlight that

faint halo from the sunlight that graced his handsome, perfect side profile only served to make

thin lips were dark and chapped. His face was also extremely pale, as if he had no blood within him, which just proved that he

flat. It will put pressure on the wound on

the sunset, so he did not notice Gwendolyn approaching him until she was right at

“You’re back.”

up, trying to stand. “I was so engrossed that I lost track

If you’re not feeling well, I’ll let you

held his shoulder, guiding him to sit

icy his entire body was as

furrowed her brows. “Why are you so cold? You don’t look well. Is the wound on your back still

“It stopped hurting a while ago. I guess my hands and feet are cold because I’ve been lying down for too long, but I’m fine. I just need to rest for a couple of days, and

simply didn’t

was speaking in a weak voice, his eyelashes trembling from time to time. She felt that

your injury,” she said and began

clutched his collar tightly, refusing to let go. “My injury is really not a big deal. It’s almost healed, and it’s wrapped in gauze anyway. Even if you take off

said was true

Gwendolyn reluctantly let go.

He quickly reached back to support himself

staring at him, he curled the corner of his pale lips slightly, appearing somewhat languid. “It’s rare to see you care about me

rolled her eyes at

said with a serious expression, “You know I don’t like being indebted to others. Since you saved me this time, I’ll grant

Any request

with her, a faint glimmer

will try my best to fulfill everything else you ask for. Just

knew very well that those

I don’t have much time left

then. Just stand there

nodded and

Gathering his courage, he slipped his hands through her trench coat, tightly encircling her slender waist. “Let me hold you for a moment.

warm, while his was