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.

did not like being indebted to others. If she knew that it wasn’t sulfuric acid at the bar

not equate to

neither spoke nor moved an

Are you really afraid I’ll mess with

head. He said in a deep voice, albeit weakly, “Last time, I performed the injection myself, but

his tone faintly tinged with a hint of

as she met his

“Just

However, the man did not seem to have any intention of undressing. Instead, he

you doing? Take off your

his head, exposing his neck that was as pale as paper. His

at him and, without any hesitation, directly gave him what he wanted with a single needle. She

through the jugular vein

merely furrowed his brow, showing no

syringe the thickness of a pinky

Then, she turned around only to find a motionless Maverick gazing at

languid and listless,

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

voice was light and breezy, with a touch of

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 you will be

softly, his tone

amusing was that he particularly adored her

fallen deeply for her. He could not extricate himself from her

statement. “I never claimed to

just smiled. The grin lingered on his incredibly pale lips as

dark eyes were now staring dimly at the

resembled a sickly

observed him,

condition was extremely

the body. Moreover, she had given him the antidote for the

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 go

pull Maverick up when

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 you out

but ultimately decided to take Maverick to the hospital first. “Come

a couple of days to rest. You go ahead and have dinner.

Gwendolyn frowned imperceptibly.

in front of a large audience at the entrance of the police station, trying to

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

asked cautiously, “Ms.