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.

tensing of his muscles throughout his body, it seemed

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

her heart was thrown into turmoil, and despite everything, she couldn’t bring herself to follow

She gave the man a ferocious kick on his shoulders and threw the leather belt back at him.

lifted the quilt and, with

guard, Maverick staggered slightly from

fastened his belt, then rose to retrieve the shirt and suit from

directly to avoid soiling

on her side on the bed, her back facing him. She hadn’t

you’re still wearing your coat. It won’t be comfortable to sleep

secretly clenched her teeth and replied, “I

stationary at the foot of her bed, his gaze fixed on her

up abruptly, her face inflated with irritation. Seizing the pillow next to her,

“Get out!”

and placed it

another

once again, and a

furious, launching everything within reach from the bedside table—tissue boxes, ornaments, books, and more—directly at

each item effortlessly, never missing a beat. He then helped her

on his face brimmed with

in Gwendolyn’s eyes, it felt like a

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, except for the

lamp was still plugged in, yet instead of disconnecting the power first, she forcefully

both hands in surrender,

until he closed the door and vanished from her sight. Only then did

gazed at the 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 freshen

long, the

a single word. Regardless of what

then headed to Angle right after

Charles over to Maverick, so all

Gwendolyn first made a phone call

repeated the name of the potion

essentially the same

contact with someone from Shadow Bell once again and searched for images of skin damage caused by