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

did not

nor

you really afraid

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

black-and-gold box, his tone faintly tinged with

as she

“Just this

intention of undressing. Instead, he leaned back and lay down on

are you doing? Take off your clothes and give me your

as paper. His Adam’s apple bobbed as he said, “Go ahead and pierce the

directly gave him what he wanted with a single needle. She did not

jugular

Maverick merely furrowed his brow, showing no

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

it into the bin. Then, she turned around only to find a

seemed languid and

that something was off about him. Just as she was about to continue questioning, Maverick spoke first. “Gwendolyn, if I die, will you remember me for the rest of your

was light and breezy,

raised 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,

wicked woman.” Maverick chuckled softly, his tone of complaint laced with a hint of

even more amusing was that he particularly adored her wickedness, her ruthlessness, and everything about

He could not

deny his statement. “I

on his incredibly pale lips as his long, curly

eyes were now staring dimly at the

certainly resembled a sickly

him,

was extremely

harm the insides of the body. Moreover, she had given him the antidote for the

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

forcibly pull Maverick up when Justin knocked on the door

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

Maverick to

to stop her. “I’m fine. I just need a couple of days to rest.

Gwendolyn frowned imperceptibly.

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

Maverick not stop her, but he even encouraged her to go out for dinner with

asked cautiously, “Ms. Shalders, shall we