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

was what first caught his eyes every time he returned home for the past three

would come up to him smilingly and hand him a pair of slippers before saying, “You’re home. It must have been a long day for you. You’re starving, aren’t you? I made

cast a glance at her, always mocking the

task, yet that silly woman still did

Maverick let out a

he felt like

nowhere, the last sentence Gwendolyn said to him before she left the banquet

in his ears.

years of marriage, I’ve never wronged

she has never wronged me, what is going on between

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

lobby was crowded with people the following

a few rows as they waited for their CEO to arrive, all

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

making her

crowd erupted

Gwendolyn walking through

to the middle of the lobby and announced solemnly, “This is our new talent director, Gwendolyn Shalders, who will be working with

out in a massive round of applause.

of the warm welcome, Gwendolyn politely nodded

for the short–term objectives before allowing everyone except the team of managers to return to

She’s unfamiliar with our company’s operations, so please guide her.”

a woman with a head of brown wavy hair.

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