The Ex and Her Riches

Nico belatedly looked up, only to find a pair of bloodstained hands with slender fingers tightly gripping his wrist.

Maverick had woken up.

That was not all. He had also recovered most of his strength after receiving the 023 antidote injection earlier.

He lay on the chaise lounge and turned his head to look at Nico. A faint smile curled on his bloodstained lips as he chuckled and said, “I’m not going down so easily, so pull yourself together.”

“Boss!” Nico’s eyes flashed with shock and delight, but then he continued to cry, “You scared me to death! I really thought you were gone!”

Swain, who was considerably younger than Nico, had been scared witless, too.

At that moment, the two men burst into tears in front of Maverick, completely dispensing with their image. After a while, they started laughing with relief as tears continued to stream down their faces, making for a rather comical sight.

Maverick gently patted Nico’s shoulder, comforting him, “I was just exhausted. The S404 RNA virus caused my heart and pulse to go into temporary cessation, but I heard everything you said.”

“Then why didn’t you answer me?” Nico was furious and angrily pounded on Maverick’s arm.

Stupid boss! He made me cry like a baby! I completely humiliated myself!

Maverick furrowed his brows and let out a pained grunt.

“Sorry, sorry, I shouldn’t have hit you!” Nico looked distressed. To punish himself, he hit his own right arm with his left fist.

Maverick sat up and said, “All right, tell me what’s the deal with this suppressant.”

Nico wiped the tears from his face and turned to look at Swain.

Swain nodded, sniffed, and reported earnestly, “Professor Yancey was shocked to learn that you were infected with the S404 RNA virus. This suppressant cannot cure the disease, but it can temporarily inhibit the virus, thereby allowing the body to recover for a short period of time. The effects of the medication can last up to a week at most…”

One week. Maverick considered this. That means I can stay in Fairlake for another seven days at most.

Nico chimed in, “Boss, you must go back for treatment this time. Professor Yancey has already started working on the antidote, and they need you to return for blood tests. Don’t you want to recover and have a long and happy future with Ms. Shalders?”

Maverick pursed his lips and made no reply.

He had promised Gwendolyn to disappear from her world after a year, and she still had evidence of this in her phone. To stay by her side forever was no easy endeavor, and it required some forethought.

remembered the plan

was still deep in thought when he suddenly felt someone tugging on his clothes. He snapped out of his reverie and saw Nico pawing

you doing?” Maverick

dispensary. Professor Yancey has provided a healing ointment for S404 burns. The least you could do is let me apply it

That makes sense.

suit jacket, then proceeded to shrug off his

of his muscular back

shade of red even though it had been three days since the viral infection. At this

and ruthless as Nico could not help inhaling sharply at the

basin of hot water from the bathroom. Then, using a towel, he first wiped the bloodstains off

sweat, his veins bulging and his jaw tightly

tranquilizer gun they had brought with them. “Boss, should I

working. I

no choice but to grit his teeth and apply the ointment

not remain idle, either, and seized the opportunity to clean up the bloodstains on

he caught a glimpse of several figures outside

proper look this time. Then, his eyes widened as he hastily cried, “Ms. Shalders is back! Ezra

Maverick frowned. “So soon?”

window again. “She came back here

Nico had no choice but to speed up in applying the ointment while Swain quickly cleaned up

Gwendolyn was just about to step through

bodyguards are still lying in the garden! There’s no way we can cover

all the way back from Bay Hill, her anxiety intensifying with every step she

hating Maverick ever since he rescued her at Crane Bridge, and he no longer owed her

She would never consider remarrying him, let alone returning to

not mean she was prepared to watch

to stumble upon Elven and the others lying unconscious in the

and Justin were

the villa

scene, and through his keen observation, he noticed that all three of the unconscious men had a

Shalders, they were all knocked out by tranquilizers,” he concluded

somber. Whoever did this had been able to make Elven and the other two put their guards down and lure them out of their hiding spots, thereafter knocking out all three of them at once. It could

three of them to the living room first. Find a way

to the second floor, and pushed open Maverick’s bedroom

found Maverick sitting on the edge of the bed. He was wearing only a thin

fastened the last two buttons at his collar and asked, “What are

to catch her breath. She was a little worn out from running all the way