The Ex and Her Riches

Nico recomposed himself before continuing, “Mr. Wright was actually… the captain of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Team Fourteen. There was an urgent summon from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and they never do this unless there’s something major happening. But Mr. Wright didn’t want to leave without saying goodbye. He wanted to do one last thing for you, so he requested to report to the bureau three days later. The injuries he sustained were the punishment he received for going against orders.”

There was civil conflict at that time. The collapse of a regime would happen at any time, and the change of power was imminent. It had been a massive incident.

Yet, Maverick had chosen to stay for three more days, even if it meant that he was going to be punished.

Nico suppressed his heartache and said, “It was thirty whips. He was whipped until he vomited blood, and in the end, the executioner could not bring himself to continue to do it, so he only whipped Mr. Wright twenty times.”

Gwendolyn was confused as she looked at the bloody shirt in her hands.

“What kind of whip could make him vomit blood in twenty strikes?”

“It’s not an ordinary whip; it’s a whip with steel wires wrapped around it. The whip has barbs on it, and even a gentle stroke could make the skin a bloody mess. The executioner had not shown him any mercy as every time the whip struck him, it went deep into his flesh. Mr. Wright barely had any spots for the executioner to strike because of his burns, so the last five strikes had been on his lower back…” Nico trailed off, unable to continue anymore.

He was livid and heartbroken.

Gwendolyn did not dare to imagine what the scene was like. Even hearing about it was making her feel the pain.

His back was already covered in wounds, so how did he withstand such a severe punishment? No wonder things went south for him this time. He went to kill for me despite his grievous injuries. Did he not think about how he might die?

Her throat tightened, and she gripped the blood-soaked shirt until her knuckles went white.

Nonetheless, Nico was right in front of her, so she forced her tears away.

On the other hand, Nico felt bad for his boss when he saw no tears from Gwendolyn despite telling her the truth.

He’s so unlucky to have fallen for such a ruthless woman.

Alas, he was merely a subordinate and an outsider to the incident, so he had no right to comment on Gwendolyn’s reaction.

to you. I’ll be leaving. I’m Mr. Wright’s subordinate, and now that he’s gone, I’m going to have to work for another boss. I’m afraid… I won’t come

merely stared at him

However, he only took

Mr. Asher, he searched for you for half a month. In the end, you sought revenge on him, humiliating and tormenting him. Despite that, every time you were in danger, he risked his life to save you. He never uttered a complaint, even when you hurt or tormented him. He set aside his own dignity as a man to atone for his mistakes. Do you

her

intense she felt it in

bloody marks on her lower lip as overwhelming guilt and self-blame threatened to drown

“I’m… sorry…”

when she squeezed

in his eyes before heading out, closing the door

gone, Gwendolyn hugged the bloody shirt as tears rolled

the memory of the day they came back from the abandoned factory

stiff spine in the car. It was then that she realized he was hurting so much that he did not dare to lean back on the

up the stairs, he had been taking slow steps while holding onto the handrail. His back had been injured, so she was certain every step

he did not cook right away. He had said he was tired, and

Every tear that fell onto

slipped up so

had squeezed himself into her arms despite his pain,

yet, what

only did she coldly shove him away, but she even uttered upsetting words to

had never said a word about the cruelty she

his pride to

let me hug you

said,

so great even his breathing was shaky, but he was still greedily drinking in the feel of being

Was he afraid that I’d feel guilty? Was he afraid that I was going

her emotions burst forth like the water of a broken dam. It felt like her misery was corroding her bones and melting

unable to

so close to Charles, but from now on, I’ll call you Mavy so that you’ll know that I care for you too,

three

and the others knocked on the door, she never responded

person would not be able to