Chapter 17 Still Care About Your Ex

Maverick then proceeded to guess if Gwendolyn’s disappearance was related to Treyton.

With his brows furrowed, he instructed coldly, “Continue searching. Send some people to investigate Treyton too. Report back to me once you find her.”

“Yes, sir.”

Noah nodded, but there was a look of defiance on his face.

Perplexed to see that he was still standing there, Maverick asked, “Why aren’t you leaving? Do you have something to tell me?”

Noah was in a dilemma for a moment because he knew his following words would enrage his boss. Nevertheless, he could not help it.

“You’re starting to clude me, Mr. Wright. You and Ms. Shalders are already divorced, yet you still care about her so much and are giving the cold shoulder to Ms. Mossey, the person you should actually have concern for. Just what exactly is on your mind?”

Maverick’s gaze darkened. He picked up the glass ashtray from the table and threw it toward the spot beside Noah’s feet.

“Get lost,” he snarled.

Noah then left, not ignorant enough to linger.

Maverick lit two more cigarettes after that. His expression, enveloped by the curtain of cigarette smoke, seemed inscrutable.

Feeling a little hungry, he rose to his feet and walked to the fridge.

Once he opened the fridge door, he found that the fridge was stocked with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables that he liked.

stood transfixed for a long

that Gwendolyn’s expectant gaze was what first caught his eyes every time he

pair of slippers before saying, “You’re home. It must have been a long day

mocking the warm dinner she had prepared before returning to his room.

and arduous task, yet that silly

let

some strange reason, he felt like tasting the

said to him

in his ears.

three years of marriage, I’ve never

what is

in Maverick’s heart the second he realized he had been thinking about Gwendolyn nonstop, and he quickly closed the fridge door.

lobby was crowded with people the

stood in a few rows as they waited for their CEO to arrive, all the while exchanging

lobby with Gwendolyn, who specifically picked out an attire consisting of

was tied in a high ponytail, making her look

appearance, the crowd erupted in an

walking through the entrance

is our new talent director, Gwendolyn Shalders, who will be

out in a massive

the warm welcome, Gwendolyn politely nodded with a

objectives before allowing

unfamiliar with our company’s

the team of managers, a woman with a head of brown wavy

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