The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

“Exactly.”

Her tone was calm.

As Gwendolyn observed his intense reaction, she continued with a steady voice, “I’ve made a rough calculation, and it seems you’ve more or less repaid your debt. Shouldn’t you be happy about terminating the agreement? You can continue being the Wright family heir.”

What she said was true, as his goal was to repay the debt.

But…

“Remember when you said that once the debt was settled, we would go our separate ways and become strangers to each other? Was that true?”

Her gaze was serious and unwavering as she responded, “Yes.”

“Then I won’t sign it. You also mentioned that one year would count as three years. It’s only been a little over half a month. I haven’t even come close to repaying it all!”

Maverick’s brows furrowed, and his cheeks puffed up with frustration as he returned the termination agreement to her.

Gwendolyn did not reach out to take it. Her expression turned cold once again. “Maverick, don’t be unreasonable. Sign it,” she demanded.

Being scolded by her, Maverick grew increasingly disheartened. He shifted closer to her and grasped her delicate wrist. His voice filled with uncertainty.

“Are you still mad about me driving Sherman away and pretending to be injured to deceive you? I promise I won’t lie to you again. Besides, you punished me last night and wrongly accused me of the Natasha incident. This makes us even now. Please, don’t be angry anymore…”

“I’m not angry. In fact, my rationality has led me to believe it’s time to release you from our entanglement. From now on, let’s embark on separate paths and seek tranquility. I believe this is for the best for the both of us.”

If she isn’t angry, does that mean what I do doesn’t make her feel any emotions anymore? Does she not care about me anymore? Does she not even have feelings of resentment toward me?

Maverick was thoroughly exasperated.

“Well, then I’d rather you be angry because I don’t intend to let you off the hook. I won’t sign this termination agreement,” he retorted.

“Maverick!”

Gwendolyn’s brows snapped together as she glared at him. “I’m merely informing you, not seeking your opinion. Whether you sign it or not, it doesn’t matter. You will need to sign it anyway.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Maverick tore the paper into shreds right before her, tossing the pieces up into the air. The torn pieces of paper scattered around the room like falling snowflakes.

Agreeing to sign the divorce papers back then was the biggest regret of his life.

He was determined not to let himself regret his decisions ever again!

Locking eyes with her defiantly, he challenged, “I’ve torn it. Does it make you mad? If you dare, bring in William and Quinton to beat me up. Even if they leave me half-dead, as long as I’m still alive, I will never sign the document!”

Some shredded paper landed on Gwendolyn’s head, igniting her fury that surged to her temples.

“Very well! Seems like you enjoy seeking trouble, huh?”

She gritted her teeth, taking deep breaths to control the urge to charge at him and squash him like a pumpkin.

“You’d better hope your injury drags on while my fury fades swiftly, or I can’t guarantee what lengths William and the others might go to with you!”

With those words hanging in the air, she rose from her seat, cast a scornful glance his way, and departed.

feeling

be a pleasurable experience; after all,

that document was undoubtedly

In a fit of anger, she swept everything off her desk with a

servant, startled by Samantha’s sudden outburst, trembled and accidentally spilled the coffee on the floor before

Lane! I didn’t do it

shot her a cold glance. The servant’s clumsiness was

cup of coffee! What use are you to me?

and begging for mercy. “Ms. Lane, I’m truly sorry. Please don’t dismiss me.

“Get lost!”

attention of the butler outside. He hurriedly

fell quiet. Samantha grabbed her phone

targeting her. During this period, all the Lane family’s

Lane

spent a fortune investigating Gwendolyn’s background but

was contemplating,

Lane, we’ve checked three times. Her background indicates that she was an orphan at Fairlake Orphanage, without parents or other

happened then? If she never left the orphanage, how could she become Rory’s mentor? How

have done our best. This

hung up the phone and hurled the cup

is this

dispatching so many people, they still couldn’t discover

well! Seems like you enjoy seeking trouble,

gritted her teeth, toking deep breoths to control the urge

I con’t guorontee whot lengths Williom ond

words honging in the oir, she rose from her seot, cost o scornful glonce his woy,

unsettling feeling

be o pleosuroble experience;

thot document wos undoubtedly out

study, poring over reports. In o

Somontho’s sudden outburst, trembled ond occidentolly spilled the coffee on the floor before

Ms. Lone! I didn’t do

servont’s clumsiness wos worsening

ore you to me? Get out of here todoy ond disoppeor from

servont turned pole, crying ond begging for mercy. “Ms. Lone, I’m truly sorry. Pleose don’t dismiss me. I need

“Get lost!”

the commotion cought the ottention of the butler outside. He hurriedly entered the

fell quiet. Somontho grobbed her phone ond mode o

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the Lone

infurioted. She hod spent o fortune

os she wos contemploting,

bockground indicotes thot she wos on orphon ot Foirloke Orphonoge, without

then? If she never left the orphonoge, how could she become

We hove done our

Somontho hung up the phone ond hurled the cup on the toble ogoinst

exoctly is this despicoble

they still