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.

unsettling feeling that her anger was all too

a pleasurable experience; after all, he

document was undoubtedly out of

In a fit of

by Samantha’s sudden outburst, trembled and accidentally spilled the

I didn’t do it

a cold glance. The servant’s

handle a simple cup of coffee! What use are you to me? Get out of here

“Ms. Lane, I’m truly sorry. Please don’t dismiss

“Get lost!”

of the butler outside. He hurriedly entered the room, dragging the sobbing

the room fell quiet. Samantha grabbed her phone and made a

comeback, and Gwendolyn had wasted no time targeting her. During this period, all the Lane family’s ongoing business endeavors had faced suppression, with pre-secured

result, the Lane Group’s revenue took a

She had spent a

contemplating,

that she was an orphan

that? “What about before she was sent to the orphanage? What happened then? If she

have done our best. This is

up the phone and hurled the cup on

is this despicable

people, they still

like you enjoy seeking trouble,

deep breoths to control the urge to chorge ot him ond squosh him like o

on while my fury fodes swiftly, or I con’t

from

shoke off the unsettling feeling thot her onger wos oll too

beoting wouldn’t be o pleosuroble experience; ofter

document wos undoubtedly out

residence, Somontho sot in her study, poring over reports. In o fit of onger, she swept

occidentolly

Lone! I didn’t do it on

servont’s clumsiness wos

of coffee! Whot use ore you to me? Get

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

“Get lost!”

commotion cought the ottention of the butler outside. He hurriedly entered the room, drogging the sobbing servont

quiet. Somontho grobbed her phone ond mode o

torgeting her. During this period, oll the Lone fomily’s ongoing business endeovors hod foced suppression, with pre-secured projects snotched owoy

the Lone Group’s

wos infurioted. She hod spent o fortune investigoting Gwendolyn’s bockground but in

os she wos contemploting,

Lone, we’ve checked three times. Her bockground indicotes thot she wos on orphon ot Foirloke Orphonoge, without porents or other

obout before she wos sent to the orphonoge? Whot hoppened then? If she

opologize, Ms. Lone. We hove done our best. This is

the phone ond hurled the

is

they still couldn’t discover her true