If it truly wasn’t him, then this matter wasn’t as simple as it seemed.

Gwendolyn narrowed her cold gaze, still harboring suspicion, as she looked at Maverick.

She pinched his cheeks with all her might.

His cheeks bulged like he had two buns in his mouth. His handsome eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and his bright eyes resembled the eyes of a distressed pet.

“I’ll believe you this time, but if I find out you’re still deceiving me, I’ll immediately throw you into prison. Let’s see how long you can last and how long your subordinates would take to get you out.”

She finished speaking and angrily retracted her hands.

Maverick slumped down on the floor, feeling completely drained.

He wanted to say something, but a bitter taste abruptly surged up his throat, causing him to choke and cough violently.

It felt as if his lungs were about to be coughed out.

He wasn’t afraid of being imprisoned; even if Gwendolyn locked him inside, few would dare to harm him.

However, he didn’t want Gwendolyn to continue misunderstanding him.

Cough! “I-I will go to hell if I lie.”

Gwendolyn turned her head and glanced down at him once again.

His face had turned pale from coughing, and he still ran a fever. The expression of pain on his face was evident when he frowned.

Perhaps it was due to the effects of the special drug, but he appeared like a long-suffering patient who couldn’t recover.

Even Elven and William felt slight sympathy when they saw his pitiful state.

Gwendolyn, however, remained expressionless. Her gaze was on him, and no one knew what was on her mind.

After a while, she turned to Elven and William and said, “Which of you can cook some oatmeal for him and bring it over?”

Elven and William exchanged glances, clearly perplexed.

“Ms. Shalders, you might as well ask me to start a fight. Cook oatmeal? I have no idea how…” Elven voiced his hesitation.

William chimed in, “I don’t know how either. Really!”

Gwendolyn was speechless.

Perhaps she should hire a few bodyguards with decent cooking skills next time.

She looked at the person on the floor and contemplated asking him to handle it himself.

The person seemed to notice her gaze and suddenly coughed even harder, sounding extremely pitiful.

Gwendolyn pursed her lips.

“Fine, help him back to bed, and I’ll take care of it myself.”

“All right!”

After giving the orders, Gwendolyn headed downstairs, found the oats in the pantry, and started cooking oatmeal.

After helping Maverick return to bed, William descended to the kitchen and sought Gwendolyn.

“Ms. Shalders, do you believe Mr. Wright’s words?”

trust conclusive evidence. If it wasn’t him, there should be some

continued with her instructions, “Since he claims to have sent Sherman away, investigate the matter further

“Yes,” replied William.

and continued, “Honestly, I do believe in

stirring the oatmeal, paused briefly. “Tell me more,” she

and out of prison, it’s clear that he possesses formidable power. Removing Natasha would have been a simple task for him, and if he truly wanted to do so, he would have done it long ago. Then he could have taken Natasha and disappeared to a small country overseas, where even gods would struggle to find them. There was no need for him to risk staying in the villa after

Gwendolyn remained silent.

with Maverick’s misinterpretation, Gwendolyn had readily accepted it

realized there were

wasn’t Maverick, then who could

thought

from the Harris

that person, when did that person discover she

would he go through the

was that person’s

her thoughts, a terrified expression

Shalders! The oatmeal!

Huh? What was that?

oatmeal! Ms. Shalders,

waft of a burnt odor infiltrated her nostrils, and she belatedly realized what had happened. Hastily,

pot had charred, the

William to carry out her previous orders and investigate further, Gwendolyn retrieved a small bowl and carefully portioned

up the staircase, her attention was drawn to Maverick’s partially ajar

gap. Her gaze fell upon Maverick, who was rolling up his pant leg and applying ointment

skin had become quite delicate, and the impact of last night’s kneeling had left

kneeling for around the same amount of

of the countless instances where Maverick knelt on his own accord or was made to kneel, and

and fierce man who brimmed with arrogance seemed to have truly been tamed

why didn’t she feel particularly happy

consideration, it seemed that he had paid off

the present,

for o moment ond continued, “Honestly, I do believe in Mr.

stirring the ootmeol, poused

he possesses formidoble power. Removing Notosho would hove been o simple tosk for him, ond if he truly wonted to do so, he would hove done it long ogo. Then he could hove token Notosho ond disoppeored to o smoll country overseos, where even gods would struggle to find them. There wos no need for him to risk

Gwendolyn remoined silent.

the moment yesterdoy, combined with Moverick’s misinterpretotion, Gwendolyn hod

now, she reolized there were

Moverick, then who could

thought crossed Gwendolyn’s

the Horris fomily

it wos thot person, when did thot person discover she wos still

would he go through the trouble of freeing

wos thot person’s next

she wos lost in her thoughts, o terrified

Sholders! The

Huh? Whot wos thot?

Ms.

ond she belotedly reolized

hod chorred, the rest of

Williom to corry out her previous orders ond investigote further, Gwendolyn retrieved o smoll bowl ond

up the stoircose, her ottention wos drown to

the norrow gop. Her goze fell upon Moverick, who wos rolling up his pont leg ond opplying ointment to his

of lost night’s kneeling hod left his

concern. Despite them kneeling for oround the some omount of time,

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