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.

sound of the whip behind

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

“Boss!”

the scene, his eyes

Maverick’s back. He had to resist the urge to rush forward and snatch the whip away several

go back. We’re leaving

Investigation. It’s not your place to

getting whipped like this, you will lose your life!” Nico was choked with emotions. He yelled, “The S404 RNA virus within your body is merely suppressed, not eradicated! Persisting in such a manner and enduring these injuries

his thigh hard and mustered all his strength to straighten his back once more, maintaining

Undoubtedly, it hurt terribly.

around Gwendolyn. He had to

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

“Let’s continue.”

he called out, “No! You

him completely. “Logan, keep

they turned pale. Yet, as an outsider, there was nothing Nico could do, and not to

the two, he could tell that Maverick seemed to

at Maverick’s back

were to whip again, the last ten lashes could only be struck on

for a moment, he looked at the two bodyguards inside the room and said,

“Yes.”

the two guards left, Logan took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped off the bloodstains from the

sharp sounds of ten consecutive lashes rang

of them landed on the empty ground beside

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

forcefully with Nico’s

slightly to him without saying

construction site entrance, and a woman got out. Do you want us

Woman?

furrowed his brows. “How

“Extremely beautiful.”

Gwendolyn. Why is she here all

to me. Don’t make a move, and

take care of yourself these three

abandoned construction site in her high heels

hidden sentries

Had they already retreated?

quickened her pace and searched

secluded dilapidated house,