Gwendolyn’s rationality was being overturned repeatedly. Her hands trembled uncontrollably when she lowered her head to look at the vase.

Gwendolyn handed it back to Nico. However, she bit her lower lips and shook her head, sneering coldly, “I don’t believe this. I dare you to make him tell me personally!”

“Ms. Shalders…”

“Get lost!” Gwendolyn yelled. She took a step back and slammed the door shut, shutting everyone out.

Taking a deep breath, Gwendolyn tried to calm down and regain her rationality.

As Gwendolyn sat on the couch, she saw the stack of sticky notes she had earlier taken down.

Gwendolyn picked them up again and carefully read through them.

She recalled the moment he pulled her into his tight embrace before they got into the car. Gwendolyn did not notice at that time, but she now realized that the corners of his eyes seemed a bit red.

Has Maverick known all along that this day would come, and was he prepared for the last time we would meet before I left for Fairlake? But… I didn’t see his corpse. I don’t believe it! There’s no way!

Justin was not at the villa previously because he accompanied Nico and the others to the crematorium. Now, he had finally arrived.

Justin’s face was full of grief when Gwendolyn called him inside.

Gwendolyn sat on the couch in a stupor. She was cold, devoid of emotions and tears.

Gwendolyn stood up suddenly and gave Justin a tight slap when he drew near.

“Uh…”

Justin staggered a step back, caught off guard. Blood seeped out from the corner of his cut lips.

Justin did not dare to wipe away the blood. Perceived the metallic taste in his mouth, he stood obediently to bear Gwendolyn’s anger.

“Ms. Shalders, go ahead and beat me to death if it makes you feel better. I’m drowning in guilt from causing Mr. Wright’s death. I’d feel better dying in your hands.”

Gwendolyn glanced at him. She withdrew her hand slowly and sat back on the couch after seeing he was truly upset.

“What exactly happened?”

three days ago to lure you to the abandoned warehouse on the eastern outskirts of the city. Mr. Wright found out about it, and he told me not to tell you. Mr. Wright said he would go in your place.” He began to cry uncontrollably as he spoke. “I didn’t know… that he would not be able to make it out alive. I’m sorry,

something to tell me before something happened

for a moment.

Gwendolyn pursed her lips tightly

Shalders, it’s all my fault. Go ahead and

“Get out!”

“Ms. Shalders…”

“Get lost.”

convince her, Justin could only

Gwendolyn’s face was

on the coffee table, but the images of Maverick pretending to be aggrieved and fragile appeared in her

appear aloof and indifferent in the

think of was his pitiful expression. She could

in mind, Gwendolyn rushed upstairs and retrieved the box that had been stored

are the photos of us? Where are our wedding photos? They were

mess while searching and finally found half of the wedding photo under the box. There was only her

part off when she decided to seek revenge against the

white, and she opened her phone’s photo album

not find a single picture of the man she had been

an audio recording,

vow to disappear from your world forever once this one-year employment period is

foot of the bed before weakly collapsing to the ground. Tears began welling up

before one

have a chance to bid

extraordinarily

unable to fall asleep all night. Her eyes became dry and puffy from staying up all night

Knock! Knock!

knocked on

wiped away her tears and asked calmly, “What

outside the

date for his burial has been set, and the

her brows

Three days? So soon?

were taken care of by Treyton, Nico, and

the situation

this responsibility to ease her guilt, knowing that she would not be

or informed wealthy families dared to spread

death was kept a low

in Fairlake had been terrible for

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