The Ex and Her Riches

Maverick gazed up at her, a flattering smile playing at his thin lips.

Gwendolyn cast a deep, meaningful glance at the man.

Indeed, he was due to be taught a lesson that night, and Gwendolyn’s anger simply would not subside until the man was crying and pleading for mercy.

She extended her hand toward him. “Belt.”

Without hesitation, Maverick swiftly unfasted the metal buckle and obediently handed the belt to her. Then, he turned around and faced away from the woman.

Gwendolyn felt a shiver course through her entire being. She folded the belt in half, her eyes glinting with resolution and intensity. Lifting the belt high into the air, she readied herself to strike the wounded back before her.

However, before she could swing the belt in her hand, her gaze involuntarily landed on the palm-sized burn on the man’s back.

The vividly crimson flesh and the gruesome wound provoked unease. It was so strikingly conspicuous that it was hard to ignore.

Besides, he’d sustained the injury by shielding her. Otherwise, it would be her face that was bearing such agony.

As Gwendolyn pondered on this, she experienced a surge of conflicting emotions. It felt as though an unseen force held her wrist, preventing her from lowering it no matter what.

She released a silent sigh and seemed to have deflated all of a sudden, for she realized, much to her vexation, that she actually started to feel sorry for him.

This feeling made Gwendolyn very unhappy.

The three years she had spent in the Wright residence were akin to enduring a living hell, devoid of any semblance of warmth. Following the divorce, she had observed some changes in Maverick and his growing sincerity. It would be disingenuous if she said she remained unmoved.

Nevertheless, Gwendolyn refused to tread upon that familiar path again.

No matter how much she attempted to sever the ties between him and herself, in the end, she would be the one to wind up hurt.

At that thought, she tightened her grip on the belt, trembling as though she had made a momentous decision.

Maverick remained motionless, not uttering a single word nor furrowing his brows.

of his muscles throughout his body, it seemed as if he

examined the red mark she had inflicted, her gaze unconsciously shifting to the center of his back, where

into turmoil, and despite

on your clothes and get out!” She gave the man a ferocious kick on his shoulders and threw the leather belt back at

quilt and, with her

off guard, Maverick staggered slightly from

to retrieve the shirt and suit from the

removed, he refrained from wearing the clothes directly

head, he beheld Gwendolyn lying on her side on the bed, her back facing him. She hadn’t even changed her attire; how could she possibly appear as though she

wearing your coat. It won’t be comfortable to sleep like

her teeth and replied, “I don’t care. Just go

the foot of her bed, his gaze fixed on her

anger rushing to her head. Suddenly, she sat up abruptly, her face inflated with irritation. Seizing the pillow

“Get out!”

steadily and placed it on the dressing table for

another

once again, and a

from the bedside table—tissue boxes, ornaments, books, and more—directly at

man caught each item effortlessly, never missing a beat. He then helped her place them

on his

eyes, it felt

enraged that she felt as if she could burst at any moment. She searched on the bedside table for a while but found nothing. When she looked down, she realized that she had already thrown everything away,

she extended her hand of guilt toward the table lamp. The lamp was still plugged in, yet instead of disconnecting the power first, she forcefully attempted

raised both hands in surrender,

and vanished from her sight. Only then did she place the table lamp back in

of items on the bedside table, she quietly got out of bed, retrieved her pillow, and took several deep breaths to calm herself before heading to the bathroom to

the

silent, not uttering a single word. Regardless of what Maverick said, she completely disregarded

headed to Angle right after

handed Charles over to Maverick, so all she had to do was

made

the potion that

response was essentially the

by the potent S40 strong corrosive potion. Since it was a laboratory chemical, it couldn’t be found through regular