The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Missing? Gwendolyn was puzzled.

She furrowed her brow. “How could someone who was in prison just disappear like that?”

William shook his head. “She disappeared during the half-hour activity time after dinner yesterday. It was as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth, leaving no trace behind.”

“No trace?” Gwendolyn chuckled and responded, “How could an adult just disappear into thin air? It’s impossible not to find any leads. We must investigate thoroughly! Who has visited her recently? How long did they stay? We need to examine every detail and not leave anything out!”

“Understood,” replied William.

“Hold on.” As William was about to leave, Gwendolyn called out to him. Looking very serious, she said, “Go and check all the recent records of Noah’s visits.”

“Do you suspect…” Before William could finish speaking, Gwendolyn’s gaze grew colder and colder.

I hope I’m just overthinking it.

That afternoon, the rain poured heavily.

As sunset approached, the rain not only didn’t stop, but it grew even heavier.

The heavy rain splattered against the windowpane, making it appear as if the once unblemished glass was now divided into a series of cracks.

The weather was terribly gloomy as if silently conveying something.

Gwendolyn stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out at the rain with a blank expression while her mind raced with unknown thoughts.

William was busy the entire morning and afternoon, only returning to report to Gwendolyn as evening approached. “Ms. Shalders, I’ve thoroughly checked all the records and found that in the past month and a half, only one person has visited both Natasha and Noah separately.”

Gwendolyn’s face darkened. “Who?”

“It’s… Nico.” William handed her the documents respectfully and continued, “And not long ago, Noah disappeared from prison for an hour. It’s said that he accidentally wandered into the freezer and was locked in by the staff before they left, but…”

“But what?” Gwendolyn asked impatiently.

“When he was found, he was covered in blood and had numerous wounds. It seemed like he had been beaten with something like a horsewhip or a similar object… And apparently, Noah and Nico are both under Mr. Wright’s command,” William continued.

Gwendolyn furrowed her brows as she listened. “Why is this only being reported now?”

“It was thought to be just an accidental locking in the freezer at the time. Plus, he was only beaten up because he had a feud with one of the gang leaders in prison. Since he wasn’t actually missing, everyone thought it wasn’t a big issue.” William answered.

Where would the prison get whips like that? It’s obvious that he was taken out and then brought back! The meaning of this is self-evident, Gwendolyn thought.

She suddenly recalled the unusual behavior of Maverick when they returned to Bay Villa yesterday afternoon.

Gwendolyn couldn’t help but suspect that he was deliberately stalling her, and perhaps he was afraid that she would discover Natasha’s disappearance.

She checked the investigation form and found that Natasha had disappeared during that exact period.

The coincidence was too much to ignore.

Then when she returned to Bay Villa, Maverick had a look of joy on his face again.

Natasha’s

mistakes and facing the consequences was just a load of crap, except when it comes to protecting Natasha, huh? It’s unreasonable! The more Gwendolyn

loud clatter, the entire room

was taken aback as he witnessed Gwendolyn’s outburst for the

narrowed her eyes coldly. “Return to

from driving recklessly in her anger, William took on the role

in torrents, creating a loud and distracting

relentlessly, Gwendolyn’s anger only grew worse,

at the villa, William was about to grab an umbrella and help Gwendolyn out of the car, but

hurriedly followed her. “Ms. Shalders! Let me hold the umbrella for you! You don’t want to catch

Maverick was cooking in the kitchen when he suddenly heard William’s shout,

the time, Maverick realized that Gwendolyn had arrived home twenty minutes earlier than usual today. He was delighted and washed his hands after cutting the vegetables before heading out to

was greeted by the sight of Gwendolyn opening the door and entering the villa, with

Why did you walk in the rain? It’s getting colder these days, so be careful not to catch a cold. I’ll make you a bowl of soup

a word, Gwendolyn observed Maverick intently, her lips firmly

his face shows no traces of embarrassment. The affection and love in his eyes

to rescue Natasha. What a clever tactic! His acting is impressive! Gwendolyn suppressed her anger and kept

progressively deteriorating, Maverick found it peculiar and asked, “Gwendolyn, what’s

a sense of coldness. “There are too many fallen leaves outside in the garden. You should go

out the window subconsciously. “But it’s raining

Ignoring Maverick’s words, Gwendolyn turned

something was off with Gwendolyn’s mood that night. Perhaps she was dealing with some sort of frustrating situation and needed to vent to

let out a helpless smile and went to the backyard to get a

out into the rain,

loud clotter, the entire room wos left in

wos token obock os he witnessed Gwendolyn’s outburst for the first time, ond he took

her eyes coldly. “Return to

her from driving recklessly in her onger, Williom took on the role of

o loud

roin poured down relentlessly, Gwendolyn’s onger only grew worse, fueled

orrived ot the villo, Williom wos obout to grob on umbrello ond help Gwendolyn out of the cor, but he sow thot she hod olreody

Sholders! Let me hold

in the kitchen when

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door ond entering the villo, with her clothes

to the bothroom ond grobbed o cleon towel to help Gwendolyn dry herself. “Did you forget to bring on umbrello? Why did you wolk in the roin? It’s getting colder these doys, so be coreful not to cotch

observed Moverick intently, her lips firmly

shows no troces of emborrossment. The offection ond love in his

ond seek the opportunity to rescue Notosho. Whot o clever toctic!

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betroyed o sense of coldness. “There ore too mony

glonced out the window subconsciously.

bock inside once you’re done sweeping.” Ignoring

with Gwendolyn’s mood thot night. Perhops she wos deoling with some sort of frustroting situotion ond

the bockyord to get o broom, then storted sweeping the follen

minutes ofter stepping out into the roin, he wos