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.

sulfuric acid at the bar that night, but rather the S404 RNA virus, she would feel quite

did not equate to

neither spoke nor

Are you really afraid

voice, albeit weakly, “Last time, I performed the injection myself, but this

tone faintly

she met his

added, “Just this

any intention of undressing. Instead, he leaned back and lay

are you doing? Take off your

His Adam’s apple bobbed as he said, “Go ahead and

and, without any hesitation, directly gave him what he wanted with a single needle. She did not hold back

through the jugular vein

Maverick merely furrowed his brow,

thickness of a pinky

casually tossed it into the bin. Then, she turned around only to find a motionless Maverick gazing at the sunset

and listless, lacking

to continue questioning, Maverick spoke first. “Gwendolyn, if I die, will you remember me for the rest of your

light and breezy, with

scoffed, “When you die, I’ll quickly forget your existence and move on with my life. However, they

wicked woman.” Maverick chuckled softly, his tone of

particularly

deeply for her. He could

his statement. “I never claimed to be

lingered on his incredibly pale lips as his long, curly

dark eyes were now

a sickly person on

more Gwendolyn observed him, the more peculiar she

condition was

acid. It would not harm the insides of the body.

be that the hospital you went to yesterday wasn’t very good and that they were unable to find out what’s wrong with your

about to forcibly pull Maverick up when Justin knocked on the door and came

Shalders, you didn’t answer your phone, so Mr. Newton came to get you in person. His car is parked right outside the villa. He said he’d like to

take Maverick to the hospital first. “Come on, let’s go get a check-up,” she

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

Gwendolyn frowned imperceptibly.

on quite a show in front of a large audience at the entrance of the police

Maverick not stop her, but he even encouraged her to go

cautiously, “Ms. Shalders, shall we