The Ex and Her Riches

Upon seeing someone faint, the man wearing a ghost mask finally removed it.

Under the moonlight, the man’s dark gaze was cold and unfathomable, filled with icy bloodlust as he looked at Charles.

Nico stepped forward and asked, “Boss, how should we handle this?”

“Tie up these two subordinates and throw them in the car. As for Charles…”

Maverick’s voice suddenly stopped, and he narrowed his eyes. His expression was fierce. “Hang him up and take him to the cabin that is ready. Gwendolyn will be here in about ten minutes. Before she arrives, let’s interrogate him first.”

“Understood.”

Charles was abruptly awakened by a splash of cold water.

When he woke up, he found his hands tied behind his back and suspended from a broken beam in the dilapidated house. His feet barely touched the ground, and he had to stand on his tiptoes to maintain his balance.

That position was extremely tiring, especially as the arms became unbearably sore. If he was being suspended for an hour, the arms could ache to the point of dislocation, and the armpits would bruise and become swollen.

He let out a soft chuckle.

That torturous method was clearly a tactic commonly used by the military.

“What are you laughing at?”

A deliberately lowered, deep male voice rang out from nearby.

Charles glanced over.

It was the man with the ghost mask he had seen before he fainted. The man was leisurely and elegantly leaning against a wooden pillar.

Charles’ deep blue eyes showed not the slightest hint of panic. His face was still carrying a smile.

“I’m not sure what I did to offend the Federal Bureau of Investigation. You’re setting me up to arrest me.”

The masked man approached him and said, “Recently, a labeled sample of S404 RNA Virus has gone missing from the lab. I checked the records, and you were in the lab half a month ago.”

Charles was indignant. “I’m not the only one who visited the lab, so why do you suspect that I took it?”

invited Gwendolyn to Realm Bar, someone just happened to use that potion

slightly. “How did you

him, the masked man removed the silver mask from his face,

have this mask? I can’t believe it. How could the head of the Federal

off about Maverick before and even had someone investigate him. Maverick’s profile was too clean, which made him suspicious that there was more to

However…

no way he

eyes narrowed as he observed Charles’

didn’t steal this potion because you tracked me down, but to harm Gwendolyn. You pretend to

didn’t! I

firmly refused to

staring at Maverick. “You’re deliberately using the name of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to get information from me? Do you think I’d believe you? You’re nothing but the young CEO of the Wright family in

eyes were cold, but he did

just happened to fall into the trap you and Gwendolyn set. Do you really think you can keep me here for long? Tomorrow,

“Oh?”

Maverick responded nonchalantly, “Well, give it a try and see if any of your men

on the man’s face, which did not seem to be feigned, and then glanced at the ghost mask

artisan exclusively. With its intricate design

he began

knocked softly and said, “Boss, it’s been five minutes. Ms. Shalders

“All right.”

you only came to Fairlake a week ago. There must be someone behind this, conspiring with you and encouraging you to take the

at the ground, smiling but not saying a

by the hair, forcing him to make

well the methods the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses to

Veins bulged on his forehead

“How dare you!”

you’ve done this time, do you really think you can

his gaze grew increasingly fierce and filled with

burst into laughter. “You’re not the young

Investigation could merely be the

did not

but she probably doesn’t even know your identity. Don’t you have a motive

clenching Charles’ hair

scalp was about to be torn off. His

day, you should be well aware

with rage as he released his grip on the man’s hair and threw a fierce

turning into a deep