The Ex and Her Riches

His heart ached intensely. The suffocation he felt in his chest made it almost impossible for him to catch his breath.

What should I do to win her back?

Gwendolyn turned her head, picked up a footstool next to the small couch in the room, and sat down facing him with a look of seriousness on her face.

“I’m giving you the antidote not because I’m trying to force you to terminate the agreement, but because I’ve noticed that you’ve been in constant pain lately. Due to the effects of the 023 special drug, your pain will only get more intense. Since you saved me this time, I want to help you relieve the severe pain as a way to repay you.”

Maverick stared at her intently. He did not respond.

Gwendolyn continued to explain, “About the employment agreement… Since we have already settled it last time and I still have your recorded promise, I won’t bring it up again.”

Does this mean she no longer has her initial guard up against me? Does this mean that everything I’ve done recently has brought me one step closer to her?

“Aren’t you afraid that after giving me the antidote, you won’t be able to beat me in a fight and I’ll bully and hurt you?”

Gwendolyn’s red lips curved into a seductive smile.

“Will you do that?”

Maverick’s pale, thin lips curved slightly as he gave a decisive answer. “I won’t.”

Gwendolyn suddenly narrowed her eyes, a mischievous smirk appearing at the corner of her mouth. “Aren’t you afraid that what I give you isn’t the antidote for 023, but an even stronger and more torturous drug?”

“You won’t do that.”

Even if she were truly that ruthless, as long as it was her request, he would not hesitate to inject the drug.

“Yes, I won’t. So, this is the real antidote, and it’s in your hands now. Go ahead and inject it,” Gwendolyn said in a casual tone.

Now?

Maverick glanced down at the box in his hand.

At that moment, he was almost pushing himself to the limit, feeling incredibly weak all over.

If he proceeded with the injection then, Gwendolyn, with her keen perception, would definitely notice that something was off with his body.

to others. If she knew that it wasn’t sulfuric acid at the bar that night, but rather the S404

did not equate to

nor moved an

really afraid

albeit weakly, “Last time, I performed

tone faintly tinged with a

refused as she met

“Just

did not seem to have any intention of undressing. Instead, he leaned back

doing? Take off your

pale as paper. His Adam’s

any hesitation, directly gave him what he wanted with

jugular

his brow, showing no

injection, with a syringe the thickness of a pinky finger, was completed in just

Then, she turned around only to find a motionless

seemed languid and listless,

had always felt that something was off about him. Just as she was about to continue questioning, Maverick spoke

light and breezy, with a

her eyebrows and scoffed, “When you die, I’ll quickly forget your existence and move on with my life. However, they say that misfortune lingers for a thousand years. You are a complete menace, so I don’t think

really are a… cold-hearted, wicked woman.” Maverick chuckled softly, his tone of complaint laced with a hint of

that he particularly adored her wickedness, her ruthlessness, and

fallen deeply for her. He could not

statement. “I never

incredibly pale lips as his long, curly

were now

sickly person on his

observed him, the more peculiar

condition was

would not harm the insides of the body. Moreover,

that the hospital you went to yesterday wasn’t very good and that they were unable to find out what’s wrong with your body? Come on, let’s

pull Maverick up

came to get you in person. His car is parked right outside the villa. He said he’d like to take you out

ultimately decided to take Maverick to the hospital first. “Come on,

fine. I just need a couple of days to rest. You go ahead and have dinner. Don’t keep him

Gwendolyn frowned imperceptibly.

Maverick had put on quite a show in front of a large audience at the entrance of the police station, trying to win her favor by

not stop her, but he even encouraged her to

the door, Justin asked cautiously, “Ms.