The Ex and Her Riches

The confrontation lasted for several minutes.

Caught in the middle, Gwendolyn glanced from one man to the other.

As the 023 special drug had lost its effect on Maverick, he now looked more imposing than Charles. His eyes gleamed with a chilling and merciless intensity.

Gwendolyn did not know what to say.

They were already eyeing each other with so much hostility in the beginning that she was not sure how the night would end.

She cleared her throat loudly, drawing their attention to her.

Gwendolyn then gestured for Charles to look in the direction of the dining room. “Charles, I’ve prepared all this food, and I’ve been waiting for you. I’ve also prepared two bottles of red wine. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a drink together. Let’s all drink and be merry tonight.”

“Okay.”

Charles shifted his focus from Maverick to Gwendolyn. He looked at her affectionately as they walked into the dining room together.

“Gwen, your culinary skills are amazing. These dishes smell so good. I wasn’t that hungry earlier, but now my appetite has been whetted.”

“I’m happy as long as you like them.”

Maverick stood in the stairwell, observing their interaction keenly.

Even though Gwendolyn had already told him about her plan that night, he was still caught off-guard when he saw her smiling happily at Charles and speaking to him in such a gentle manner.

He felt a pang of heartache.

When would Gwendolyn treat him the way she was treating Charles?

Both of them were chatting and laughing in the dining room, oblivious to the awkward expression on Maverick’s face.

At the dining table, Gwendolyn pursed her lips and smiled. She took the bottle of red wine that had been decanted and was about to pour some for Charles.

Charles extended his hand, making a gesture to stop her. “Gwen, you have a servant here. You don’t have to do this yourself.”

Gwendolyn’s expression momentarily froze, but she quickly regained her composure.

She put down the red wine and looked in the direction of the staircase.

“Maverick, come here.”

lips curled up slightly with a satisfied look. He was sitting in an upright position as if he had cultivated this habit over the years. His eyes were fixed on Maverick, waiting for the latter to go

a hint of surprise in his voice

in her chair, not

extended his hands in a gentle and deliberate motion

come in contact with her face, another

uttered through gritted teeth, “Mr. Newton, mind your manners. Keep

do whatever I wish. Mind your

words clearly and was

The former’s eyes bore a malevolent

but his efforts were in vain. He started to

how a servant treats his employer? He’s so arrogant. Such

snorted coldly. “My employer is Gwendolyn. Who do

eyes. Their hands were

mounting tension in the

as she

always be an intense battle between

coughed heavily again, giving Maverick

“That’s enough. Let go.”

this, Maverick

glare was fixed on Charles, capturing his every movement like a vigilant surveillance

with a hint of annoyance. “Gwen, it seems like we won’t be able to enjoy our meal tonight

what Charles meant and looked sternly at Maverick. “Mr. Newton is my guest. You’ve offended him the moment you got here. Are you trying to make me angry? I think I have been too lenient with you.

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walked into the

“Bring him to the basement to do some soul-searching. Do not release him

at

his face looking extremely cold. He spoke up with a hurt voice. “Are you punishing

turned to look at him with a sneer on

against him, but now I’ve come to terms with it. Let bygones be bygones. After all, he still has a special place in my heart. I gave you a chance to terminate our employment contract, but you stubbornly refused to leave. If you can’t stand the way things are here,

through him like a sharp

hurt that

plan, hearing her speak those hurtful words still caused him great pain and

Gwendolyn no

using Charles to tell Maverick the truth

many mistakes in the past, but aren’t

Gwendolyn kept quiet.