The Ex and Her Riches

“Don’t touch. It’s dirty.”

Gwendolyn locked her eyes with Maverick, and her mind was clear. “The blood is still fresh, which means that something just happened here. Didn’t you see anything when you and Nico rushed over?”

Maverick remained silent and glanced at Nico.

Nico caught the hint and explained, “I was the first one to arrive here. When I came in, I happened to catch someone trying to escape through the window, so I injured him with a small knife. This should be the blood left by that person.”

“And where is that person? How could that person escape from someone with your skills?” Gwendolyn questioned.

Nico was at a loss for words momentarily. He pretended to scratch his head in embarrassment. “I’m sorry. It was my bad. He had companions, so I didn’t go after him.”

Fine.

Since the person wasn’t caught, there was not much for Gwendolyn to ask further.

She glanced at Maverick again. Other than his pale face and lips, he seemed fine. Could he really have caught a cold?

“Let’s go back to the villa.” Gwendolyn turned and walked toward the door.

Maverick followed behind her.

The wounds on his lower back would get torn with every step he took, causing him excruciating pain. It was so painful that he felt weak and weightless.

Nico quickly stepped forward and supported him by holding his arm.

Gwendolyn halted her steps and turned around when she heard the commotion. “What’s wrong?”

Maverick breathed in and forced a smile. “Nothing. He slipped.”

Nico was speechless.

How did I become the scapegoat for everything?

He gave Gwendolyn a wry smile. “Yes, I missed a step. But luckily, I reacted quickly and managed to grab Mr. Wright’s arm in time to avoid falling!”

It was a small incident that Gwendolyn didn’t pay much attention to. She swiftly left the abandoned factory.

Maverick had Nico drive away the car they came with, while he sat in Gwendolyn’s car to head back together.

On the way back, clad in a suit, Maverick sat upright with his back not touching the seat of the car.

Gwendolyn noticed his action. Recalling the burns on his back, she did not dwell on it further. “How did it go with Charles today? Did you find out anything?”

Maverick swallowed hard. It took him a couple of seconds before he replied, “Nothing, but don’t worry. Tomorrow, we will make him spill the beans.”

“Okay.”

filled the remaining

Villa and entered the living

leisurely

about to head up the stairs while holding onto

took a couple of steps but stopped and turned around before saying, “Gwendolyn, are you hungry tonight?

but she didn’t refuse. “I’m not very hungry. We can eat

I’ll head up

remained silent as her gaze followed his figure until he disappeared around the corner of the second

way back. From the subtle expressions on his face,

him upstairs, and Maverick’s door was

see someone

that he was sleeping face down, and he didn’t even remove his suit

open and walked to the edge of his bed. Gently, she reached out and touched his

contact with his forehead, Maverick’s eyelashes trembled slightly. “I’m not running

slightly warm,

Perhaps she was overthinking.

her hand. Just when she was about to stand up and

waist. He even nestled his head in

taken aback, never expecting him to be so bold

“Let go!”

grip, but he also grabbed her tighter around her waist and

let me hug you for a little while,” he

recalling her resolution from last night to

his arm away. “Let go! Have you forgotten your place here? In this villa, I’m the one calling the shots, and you should listen to

waist, he pleaded softly, “Please, just

eastern suburbs three days later and successfully returned

his final moments, he wanted to remember her scent and

pry his hand off. “Let go. I need to go to the

“Don’t. Please…”

voice was barely audible and filled with

suddenly froze. He

been a sweet talker, more submissive, and pretended to be vulnerable. But she knew that deep down, he had always

he had begged her for

anything more. She merely stood still and allowed Maverick

into

peaceful as time

furrowed tighter and

took, his entire body throbbed in

he had yet to apply medicines, the pain continued to intensify and grew

Gwendolyn’s body was as

upper body rested on Gwendolyn’s lap, and she could sense his

Something doesn’t feel right.

your back. The wound shouldn’t be hurting as much as

Maverick remained silent.

mind as she reached out to touch the collar of Maverick’s shirt, only to have her wrist grabbed by Maverick once