The Ex and Her Riches

Upon seeing Charles enter with his men, Shirley immediately slumped into the chair.

She had heard from acquaintances at the police station that Charles was planning to leave Fairlake, so why hadn’t he left yet?

With him around, that day was going to be tough for her.

The Lane family’s bodyguards quickly lost their confidence when faced with the police officers brandishing stun batons.

Samantha sat on the ground, feeling utterly defeated.

However, as Charles entered, his gaze remained fixed on Gwendolyn.

Maintaining an upright and composed posture, he walked over to sit beside Gwendolyn.

The latter unconsciously furrowed her brows but quickly concealed any underlying emotions. She then redirected her attention to Shirley and Samantha across from her.

“Samantha, I don’t feel like wasting any more time on this. The police station will handle the crimes you and the Lane family committed. You will repay every penny of the money you owe me with interest. If the funds are insufficient, you’ll have to sell properties or mortgage Lane Group.”

Shirley and Samantha felt resigned, but under Charles’ pressure, they remained silent and played dumb.

Gwendolyn gently smoothed her skirt and looked at Charles beside her, her eyes filled with tenderness.

“Charles, I’m feeling slightly tired, so I’ll leave the rest to you. By the way, Samantha has a penchant for tearing paper. How about letting her tear all the papers in the hallway into shreds before taking them back to the police station? What do you think?”

Charles raised his gaze, his deep and gentle blue eyes meeting hers.

“All right, I’ll do as you say, but…”

He paused for a moment and gently took hold of Gwendolyn’s hand before continuing, “I’ve done you such a big favor, yet you stood me up last night. It’s time to make up to me, don’t you think?”

Gwendolyn smiled, her eyes filled with warmth and her voice velvety. “Of course, to make it up to you, why don’t you come to Bay Villa tonight after you finish work? I’ll personally cook you a meal. How does that sound?”

Charles was pleasantly surprised.

On second thought, he remembered that annoying person in her villa. “But there’s someone in your villa who I’d rather not see.”

a big

indifferently. “He’s just my servant. We’ll have a few drinks together in the evening, and I’ll have

expression, his eyes filled with indulgence. Then, he smiled and replied, “All right, whatever you

back now and wait for

and turned to look at Justin. “Stay here and see if Charles needs any further assistance.

“Yes, Ms. Shalders.”

shifted her gaze away, turned around, and left Bay Villa,

wasn’t until she got into the car that her

opened the wet wipes in her

matter resolved and still having some time on her hands, she made

returned to Bay

Maverick squatting on the ground, cleaning the

drug in his body already wearing off, he found these

early return, Maverick felt somewhat curious. “You’re back so early today. It’s

gently and stood motionless at

instinctively set aside his task, washed his hands, and walked over to help her fetch the slippers from the shoe

coat and hung it on

he

heading upstairs, Gwendolyn sat on the sofa and silently observed Maverick as

“Put aside what you’re doing and

“All right.”

again before walking over to her respectfully. He then knelt

pleased with his

chin, she closely observed his facial

lost the sickly pallor it previously had, and his dark

handsome, they now held a sharper

state when under the influence of the special

curving mischievously. “How about I inject another dose of the special drug and continue tormenting you for a few more days until

breath hitched, and his

Is she for real?

023 special drug was excruciatingly painful, compounded by the fact that his back still bore wounds that would intensify the agony multiple

could be

tinged his words. “If your happiness is built upon my suffering, as long as it’s your command and as long as you can believe that I am

“Really?”

lifted his chin an inch higher, forcing him to meet

gaze onto her starry eyes and nodded