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?”

in the hospital, so he insisted that Dr. Xenakis re-examine him and complete the

discharged from

fell silent for a moment. She had planned to visit Maverick at

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 something odd

so, huh?” Looks like

indescribable look in her

went straight into his room as soon as

“I see. Okay.”

as she walked straight into the villa and headed up to the

room was

entered the room. The bed was neatly made, showing no signs of anyone having laid

a luxurious dark suit. He was admiring the sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling window in a leisurely

that fell

his handsome, perfect side profile only served to make his

and chapped. His face was also extremely pale, as if he had no blood within him, which

flat. It will put pressure on

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

“You’re back.”

stand. “I was so engrossed that I lost track of time. You must be hungry, right? I’ll go

okay. If you’re not feeling well, I’ll let you take a day off

shoulder, guiding him

and icy his entire

“Why are you so cold? You don’t look well. Is

cold because I’ve been lying down for

didn’t believe

trembling from time to time. She

at your injury,”

tightly, refusing to let go. “My injury is really not a big deal. It’s almost healed, and it’s wrapped in gauze

had said was true

Gwendolyn reluctantly let go.

He quickly reached back to support himself on the

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

“You know I don’t like being indebted to others. Since you

Any request will

his head, making eye contact with her, a faint glimmer flashing in his dark

demands, I will try my best to fulfill everything else you ask

she knew very well that

don’t have much time

then. Just stand

nodded and

his hand from the lounge chair, and he sat up straight. Gathering his courage, he slipped his hands through her trench coat, tightly encircling her slender waist. “Let me hold you for a

while his