The Ex and Her Riches

Immediately after, the smooth skin on his broad back was brutally ripped apart by the barbs of the whip.

Vivid hues of red formed across his back, and intense pain surged through.

It was merely the first whip, and Maverick’s forehead was beaded with cold sweat.

He gritted his teeth, his muscles tensed. Despite that, he maintained an upright posture, stoically enduring the searing pain in complete silence.

When Maverick was removing his clothes, Logan noticed the bandage in the middle of his back under his shirt and deliberately avoided hitting his wound.

However, this left his back with lesser parts to take the punishment.

As such, by the time the fifteenth lash struck, Maverick’s entire bandaged upper back was covered in a web of bloody welts.

The whip cut deep into the flesh, tearing the skin and revealing the raw muscle beneath. It was a horrifying sight to behold.

Maverick’s breathing grew heavier, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Even his eyelashes were trembling uncontrollably. He tightly pursed his lips, determined not to let out a single sound of humiliation.

Deep down, he couldn’t help but laugh self-deprecatingly.

After leaving home for more than a decade, he had almost forgotten his true identity, thinking that he was just a pampered son of the Wright family who lived a comfortable and privileged life.

Now, his pampered body had weakened considerably that it couldn’t really endure the punishment anymore.

Logan’s hand, which was holding the whip, trembled too.

Maverick’s upper back was already covered in blood, and there wasn’t a single spot left unharmed.

If Logan were to whip again, the lash would land right on the previous wounds. Yet the whip was so strong that if the same wound got struck twice, it would leave a cut deep into the bones. It would be too torturous.

Logan couldn’t bear the thought and had to shift his focus to Maverick’s waist.

The whip swished through the air once more, and the sound of it slashing through the wind echoed. Five lashes landed squarely on Maverick’s lower back in rapid succession.

Maverick’s body trembled violently, and his back finally gave in and collapsed. He quickly supported himself with one hand on the ground, avoiding the embarrassment of falling down.

then, the sound of the whip behind

chest and his blood surged. He spit out a mouthful of fresh

“Boss!”

was terrified at the scene, his

He had to resist the

Let’s go

my subordinate under the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It’s not your place to speak here!” Maverick

He yelled, “The S404 RNA virus within your body is merely suppressed, not eradicated! Persisting

Maverick didn’t hear Nico, he pinched his thigh hard and mustered all his strength to straighten his back

Undoubtedly, it hurt terribly.

Maverick couldn’t leave without a word, especially with the threats still looming around Gwendolyn. He had to help her to get rid of the final trouble before he could walk away

were to leave now, wouldn’t the twenty whips he had endured

“Let’s continue.”

as he called out, “No! You can’t

ignored him completely. “Logan, keep

they turned pale. Yet, as an outsider, there was

between the two, he could tell that Maverick seemed to

glanced at Maverick’s back

were to whip again, the last ten

a moment, he looked at the two bodyguards inside the room and said, “There’s no need

“Yes.”

Logan took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped off the bloodstains from the whip before swinging it

sharp sounds of ten consecutive

on the empty ground

may get up now.” While wiping the whip clean, Logan continued, “Three days is the final deadline. You must

forcefully with Nico’s

slightly to him

at the construction site entrance, and a woman got out. Do you want us to…” He made a

Woman?

furrowed his brows. “How did she look

“Extremely beautiful.”

Gwendolyn. Why is she

important to me.

of yourself these three

the abandoned construction site in her high heels

numerous hidden sentries nearby,

Had they already retreated?

site was vast. She quickened her pace and

secluded dilapidated house, she