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.

of his muscles throughout his body, it seemed as

shifting to the center of his back, where the

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

shoulders and threw

with her back turned

Maverick staggered slightly from the

fastened his belt, then rose to retrieve the

had been removed, he refrained from wearing the clothes directly to avoid soiling them. Instead, he simply held them in his

the bed, her back facing him. She

still wearing your coat. It

replied, “I

remained stationary at the foot of her bed, his

it, a surge of anger rushing to her head. Suddenly, she sat up abruptly, her face inflated with irritation. Seizing the pillow next to

“Get out!”

and placed it on the dressing table

then grabbed another pillow and

once again, and a gentle smile hung on his

everything within reach from the bedside table—tissue boxes, ornaments, books, and

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

faint smile on his face brimmed

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.

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

her actions, Maverick swiftly raised both hands in surrender, saying, “Stop! I was wrong. I’ll

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

table, she quietly got out of bed, retrieved her pillow, and took several deep breaths to calm herself

the next morning

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

Angle right after finishing her breakfast in

handed Charles over to Maverick, so all she

the office, Gwendolyn first made a phone call to

the potion that Maverick mentioned

essentially the

by

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