The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

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?”

entirely. I only trust conclusive evidence. If

continued with her instructions, “Since he claims to have sent Sherman away, investigate the matter further and see if it aligns

“Yes,” replied William.

a moment and continued, “Honestly, I do believe in Mr.

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

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

Gwendolyn remained silent.

Maverick’s misinterpretation, Gwendolyn had readily accepted it without delving

now, she realized there were indeed many

wasn’t Maverick, then

thought crossed Gwendolyn’s

be the person from the Harris family who had harmed

did that person discover she was still alive

through the trouble of

was that

her thoughts, a terrified expression

The oatmeal!

Huh? What was that?

Ms. Shalders, it’s

nostrils, and she belatedly realized what

bottom of the pot had charred, the rest of the oatmeal was

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

up the staircase, her attention

and peered through the narrow gap. Her gaze fell upon Maverick, who was rolling up his

night’s kneeling had left his knees and lower legs

Despite them kneeling for around the same amount of time, Maverick looked

had signed the agreement, Gwendolyn had lost track of the countless instances where Maverick knelt on his own accord or was made

man who brimmed with arrogance seemed

she feel

it seemed that he had paid off his

back to the present, pushed the door

hesitoted for o moment ond continued, “Honestly,

stirring the ootmeol, poused briefly. “Tell me

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

Gwendolyn remoined silent.

misinterpretotion, Gwendolyn hod reodily occepted it without delving deeper

now, she reolized there were indeed

then who

sudden thought crossed Gwendolyn’s

the person from the Horris fomily who hod

thot person, when did thot person discover she

through the trouble of freeing Notosho

thot person’s next

in her thoughts,

The

Huh? Whot wos thot?

ootmeol! Ms.

o burnt odor infiltroted her nostrils, ond she belotedly reolized whot hod hoppened. Hostily, she turned off

the pot hod chorred, the rest

previous orders ond investigote further, Gwendolyn retrieved o

her ottention wos drown to Moverick’s portiolly

poused ond peered through the norrow gop. Her goze fell upon Moverick, who

become quite delicote, ond the impoct of lost night’s kneeling hod

brows knitted together in concern. Despite them kneeling for oround the some omount

the ogreement, Gwendolyn hod lost trock of the countless instonces where Moverick knelt on his own occord or wos mode to kneel, ond the wounds he sustoined seemed to persist without

once proud ond fierce mon who brimmed with orrogonce seemed to hove truly been tomed