The Ex and Her Riches

A large part of the silk fabric was already stuck to the wound, and the blood had dried up.

With trembling hands, Justin tried to remove Maverick’s shirt twice, but to no avail.

However, he could already see the large, bloody wound caused by the whip. Maverick’s skin and flesh had been split open.

“Oh my gosh! Who did this? They genuinely didn’t spare you any mercy!”

Justin used to be a fighter for a black market organization where the rules were strict, and it was normal for less competent fighters to be beaten to death. Fortunately, he did not get beaten up too often.

Maverick, on the other hand, lived a refined lifestyle and was, therefore, not accustomed to sustaining such severe injuries.

Quickly, Maverick hushed Justin up. “Don’t yell. Close the door and windows and draw the curtains. If you can’t remove my shirt, just apply a warm towel to my back.”

“Okay, okay.” Justin did as he was told and hurried to the bathroom to grab a warm towel. He could not bear to see Maverick in pain, so he said, “Mr. Wright, the warm compress may hurt, so… please bear with it.”

Applying a warm towel to the wound was akin to experiencing the burning pain again.

Maverick trembled as a thick layer of cold sweat covered his body. He gripped the pillow with both hands until it became deformed.

Even though Justin did not get beaten up often, he was experienced in treating the wounds of other people.

He took an anti-inflammatory pill from the first-aid kit and stuffed it inside Maverick’s mouth. Then, he brought over a basin of water to clean the bloodstains on the man’s back. The old bandage on Maverick’s body was already soiled, so it had to be removed.

“Mr. Wright, who assaulted you? Apart from Ms. Shalders, who would dare to do this to you…” Justin widened his eyes and asked softly, “Did Ms. Shalders actually do this?”

Feeling dizzy, Maverick buried his face in the blanket, refusing to entertain Justin.

After pondering over the subject, Justin realized something was amiss. “It can’t be Ms. Shalders. If it were her, you wouldn’t have asked me to treat your wound secretly.”

“Stop making wild guesses and hurry up. I need to cook before Gwendolyn returns,” Maverick snapped.

He’s already in very bad shape, especially with the wound on his lower back. Even walking will hurt. Yet, he still wants to get up and cook?

felt really bad

shirt, he decided

He took a cotton swab and applied some iodine on Maverick’s back, taking him quite a

middle of his lower back. This time, Justin had to bandage the man’s entire back and

had no

hour later, Gwendolyn

was accompanied by Jasmine, a lively young woman who

studied the villa from top to toe and clung to Gwendolyn’s arm playfully. “Not bad, Gwendolyn! I didn’t expect your villa to be situated in such a lovely environment. Coming here is definitely the right choice! Let

the time comes, I’ll have my bodyguard escort you onto the plane back to

sadly, “Hmph! You’re so

more incidents like the one at the bar today. If you want to stay with me for

“Okay!”

them entered

the enticing aroma of food and instinctively directed her gaze at the

I tell him to rest before I left? Why did he still

sensed the women’s presence and came out of the

part of his collarbone, and he seemed to have washed his hair too, for it was not completely dry. Furthermore, he exuded an irresistible charm with his exquisite and handsome

also looked like his condition

coat? Have

ever, she had expressed concern for him as soon as

on me tonight, so I didn’t wear a

he spoke, he pulled up his shirt to reveal the bandage on his back. “I did get a minor injury during the day, but as you can see, it’s

Gwendolyn remained silent.

he? He’s so handsome! You have

already injured when Jasmine arrived, so she did not get a good

upon seeing his face clearly, she could

housekeeper,”

a housekeeper?” Jasmine’s eyes lit up.

with a frown without a

Maverick like a piece of meat pissed Gwendolyn off. She glared at the man and ordered, “Wear your clothes properly! You look so unpresentable. And go upstairs to

“All right.”

without glancing at Jasmine, buttoning his shirt hastily before heading

at Gwendolyn’s sleeve playfully, still refusing to give up. “I can’t believe even your housekeeper is so handsome! You’re usually busy with work and hardly have time to hang out with me. Gwendolyn, you’re the best! Just let him accompany me for a couple of days, pretty

Gwendolyn’s eyebrows grew deeper. “No,

“Gwendolyn…”