The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 195

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.

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

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

was thrown into turmoil, and despite

and threw the leather belt back

with her back turned to

guard, Maverick staggered slightly from the

belt, then rose to retrieve the shirt

clothes directly to avoid soiling them. Instead,

beheld Gwendolyn lying on her side on the bed, her back facing him. She hadn’t even changed her attire; how could

wearing your coat. It won’t

teeth and replied,

stationary at the foot of her bed, his gaze

a surge of anger rushing to her head. Suddenly, she sat up abruptly, her face inflated

“Get out!”

placed it on

another pillow

caught it once again, and a gentle smile hung on

truly furious, launching everything within reach from the

beat. He then helped her place them on the

smile on his face brimmed with

in Gwendolyn’s eyes, it felt

table for a while but found nothing. When she looked down, she realized that she had already thrown everything away, except for

still plugged in, yet instead of disconnecting the power

Maverick swiftly raised both hands in surrender,

until he closed the door and vanished from her

assortment 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 next

remained silent, not uttering a single word. Regardless of

to Angle right after

Maverick, so all she

arriving at the office, Gwendolyn first made a

the potion

essentially the same as

searched for images of skin damage caused by the potent S40 strong corrosive potion. Since it was a laboratory chemical, it couldn’t be found through regular

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