The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Patrick seemed to sense the resentful gaze and glared back fiercely, “What are you looking at? Kneel properly! You are such a pain in the *ss! This is not over yet!”

When Gwendolyn heard what he said, she realized they didn’t plan on letting Joaquin off the hook so easily.

Gwendolyn thought momentarily and smiled, “Old Mr. Zipper, the main reason I came today is to bring Joaquin back to the film set. His shooting is almost finished, and it wouldn’t be good if something went wrong. I’ll take him to apologize to Joseph and ensure Joaquin knows his place.”

Patrick glanced at Gwendolyn, then at Joaquin, and nodded with satisfaction. “Alright, I trust you will take care of this.”

“Thank you for trusting me, Old Mr. Zipper. So, can I take Joaquin now?” she said while attempting to signal Joaquin with her eyes.

Joaquin clutched his swollen back and struggled to get up from the ground.

Adam became concerned when he saw Joaquin’s condition. “Old Mr. Zipper, why don’t we let Mr. Joaquin get treated before he leaves? It would be quite unbearable for him to continue with the shoot in this state.”

“Nonsense! Why should my Gwendolyn wait for him? He should just bear with the pain; only then will he learn his lesson. Not only must he continue filming, but he also cannot miss tonight’s charity gala. Do you hear me?”

“Understood.”

Joaquin pursed his lips, and his face looked somewhat weak.

Gwendolyn held back her laughter and looked toward Patrick. “Well, Old Mr. Zipper, I’ll be leaving with him now. We’ll come to see you again when we have time.”

After she spoke, she stepped forward to help Joaquin up, and they left the meeting room together, with Joaquin limping beside her.

Once they were far away from the meeting room, Joaquin asked, “Gwendolyn, you’re not seriously going to make me apologize to that scumbag at the hospital, are you? Please don’t do that!”

Gwendolyn pursed her lips and raised the corner of her mouth. “Then you have to tell me why you two got into a fight in the first place.”

Joaquin lowered his head looking all gloomy.

As his buttocks and thighs were hit terribly, Joaquin was walking with great difficulty and was in so much pain that he broke out in cold sweat.

He hesitated for a moment and replied, “Because I heard him badmouthing you behind your back, and it was really nasty, so I beat him up every time I see him. Ouch…”

He got so worked up as he spoke that he accidentally aggravated his wound, causing him to grimace in pain.

Gwendolyn chuckled, suddenly found him a bit silly and even looked a little adorable.

“Since that was the reason, why didn’t you tell Old Mr. Zipper directly?”

Joaquin continued, “If Grandpa finds out, I might get a lighter punishment. However, once Grandpa and Adam heard those nasty things Joseph said about you, it won’t be long before the entire Zipper family’s servants know. I don’t want to ruin your reputation.”

When Gwendolyn heard that, her curiosity grew tremendously. What exactly did Joseph say about me?

“Is there a recording? Let me listen to it.”

followed Gwendolyn to her car and played

get the rights to manage Angle. She must have slept with Treyton! I’ve

darkened significantly after she heard the

temper is getting the best of me. Hearing it makes me want to beat him

to the set and

just going to let

smile formed at the corner of her mouth.

hardest thing to control would be to put a stop to gossip, but there would be different ways to handle the

say, her personality

she drove to Fairlake Film Studios and called her assistant to come out and get

car handle, reluctant to get out. “Gwendolyn, do we have to shoot today? It

cream from the car’s glove compartment and

room, apply some medicine, and get some rest. I’ll give you

deeply touched. “I knew you favored me the most! I will always be

Hurry up and go,” Gwendolyn replied with

the car door when he suddenly thought of something. He turned his head and said, “If I continue the shoot for today and try

Joaquin had asked so sincerely, Gwendolyn had no heart to turn

Hence, she nodded. “Alright.”

in a

to keep an eye on Joseph, the young master of the Xanthos family, at the hospital. Once he’s discharged, put a sack over his head and give him another round of beating. I think he prefers staying in the hospital. Just remember not to

curiosity grew tremendously.

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to her cor ond ployed Joseph’s recording for her while they were

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stopped him. “Go bock to the set ond

let

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put o stop to gossip, but there would be different

whot Joseph soy, her personolity would

pondered os she drove to Foirloke Film Studios ond colled her ossistont to come out ond

out. “Gwendolyn, do we hove to shoot todoy? It seems like there’s on oction scene.

of onti-inflommotory creom from the cor’s glove

for you when I went to get you. Go bock to the crew’s resting room, opply some medicine, ond get some rest. I’ll give you o doy off todoy, but we’ll hove

the most! I will olwoys be your

ond go,”

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hod osked so sincerely, Gwendolyn hod no heort

Hence, she nodded. “Alright.”

left in o good mood,

eye on Joseph, the young moster of the Xonthos fomily, ot the hospitol. Once he’s dischorged, put o sock over his heod ond give him onother round of beoting.