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.”

He was sitting in an upright position as if he had cultivated this habit over the years.

Maverick walk toward them, he turned to look at Gwendolyn. There was a hint of surprise in his voice when he said, “Gwen, there’s some dirt on your face. I’ll help you

her chair,

hands in a gentle and deliberate motion

come in contact with her face, another pair of hands grasped

gritted teeth, “Mr.

looked up and sneered, “I shall do whatever I wish. Mind

was about to shake off

The former’s eyes bore a malevolent and piercing

break free, but his efforts were in vain.

servant treats his employer? He’s so arrogant.

Maverick snorted coldly. “My

Their hands

mounting tension

she held

an intense battle between men whenever Maverick was

giving Maverick a warning

“That’s enough. Let go.”

this, Maverick

did not move and stood between Gwendolyn and Charles. His glare was fixed on Charles, capturing his every movement like a

tissue and wiped his sleeves. He then spoke with a hint of annoyance. “Gwen, it seems like we won’t be able to enjoy our meal tonight as long as someone is

the moment you got here. Are you trying to make me angry? I think I have been too lenient with

the villa and called out, “William, Quinton,

and Quinton quickly walked into the living room and

without even glancing in his direction. “Bring him to the basement to do some soul-searching. Do not release him without my

Quinton looked at each

his face looking extremely cold. He spoke up with a

to look at him with a

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, get lost. Do you think you still

through

that

hurtful words still caused him great pain and a sense

Gwendolyn no longer had

Gwendolyn intentionally using Charles to tell Maverick the truth in a roundabout

uttered, “I know I’ve made many mistakes in the past,

Gwendolyn kept quiet.