The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 179 Act Like A Spoiled Child

Matthew quickly called for Gwendolyn.

In the surveillance footage, a man in a uniform was standing under the camera with his back facing the screen. Then, slowly, he extended his right hand and made a thumbs-down gesture.

Afterward, he left the police station with a self-confident swagger and completely disappeared from all the surveillance footage.

His attitude was so arrogant and provocative.

Matthew switched to a few more surveillance footage, but only his back was shown. He could barely see his face as the man had covered it with his hat and sunglasses. What they could tell was that the man got a tall and imposing figure.

The man not only had an arrogant manner, but he also seemed to be quite familiar with the surveillance equipment at the police station. Matthew wondered who he was conspiring with within the department.

He was boiling with rage. Gwendolyn, on the other hand, burst into laughter.

That person looked like the man she had encountered last night in the hallway of Realm Bar.

Indeed, she could see that his action was deliberately meant to mock her.

She swore that she would find the person and teach him a lesson.

Gwendolyn left the control room and headed straight for the exit.

She was no longer interested in Wilbert’s autopsy report. She left the police station with William and Quinton.

Ezra was waiting outside to greet her.

Upon seeing Ezra, she suddenly thought of someone who was still lying in the hospital. She asked, “What brings you here? How is Maverick doing?”

“Mr. Wright is doing pretty good. His wound was treated last night. It’s just a flesh wound, so there’s nothing to be worried about. Besides, Elven is watching over him, so don’t worry, Ms. Shalders. By the way, Justin just called. He said he’s going back to Bay Villa and he’ll wait for you there. He said he has something to report to you.”

Gwendolyn did not reply a single word. She headed straight passed him and got into the car.

Ezra was her driver today. “Ms. Shalders, should we head back to Bay Villa or go to see Mr. Wright?”

“Head to the hospital,” she answered him, then gave it some thought. “No. Go back to Bay Villa.”

Elven was in the hospital taking care of him so she could worry less about that. Besides, she had just visited him last night. The burn was not so severe, too, as the burn area was just the size of a palm.

Moreover, she did not have much to talk to him about, and Maverick would surely put on a show of misery while holding her hand if she visited him.

The car sped off and they headed toward Bay Villa.

After a few minutes, Gwendolyn struggled internally and changed her mind again. “Forget it. Let’s go to the hospital first.”

After all, Maverick had gotten hurt trying to protect her last night. It would be very heartless of her if she did not visit him even once.

Ezra turned the steering wheel, made a sharp U-turn, and sped off in the opposite direction.

In the hospital, Maverick was still eating oatmeal.

He could not muster any strength in his hands and had no appetite, so he deliberately ate very slowly to avoid being noticed by Elven.

either. Instead, he took out his phone and sat on the bed while scrolling through short

then, the hospital room

himself lost in a pair of

and radiant face caught his eyes

him. Sweetness engulfed his whole being as if he had savored a piece of

her casual little sweet expression that he had forgotten the taste of the oatmeal he was eating. He even

“Ms. Shalders, you’ve arrived.”

Elven greeted her and quickly brought a chair for her, putting

few bodyguards consciously turned around and left before closing the door

Maverick’s complexion, she frowned slightly and asked, “You said you were feeling much better, but why does your face still look

slightly, and he said flatly, “I’m feeling much better now. My face looks pale because my body is weak, but I’ll be

tone, “Gwendolyn, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? I ordered an extra

sudden piercing and burning pain

throughout his limbs and

any expression on his face. He broke into

She declined his offer and said, “I already had breakfast at the police station, so

Silently, he withdrew his trembling hand and

thought about what had happened that morning and asked tentatively, “I encountered something strange today. I was released from the police station even though I had not given any statement. They said the Federal Bureau of Investigation had

sparkled as she observed Maverick’s

brows, seemingly listening very attentively, and was even a bit

Bureau of Investigation is. I cannot understand why they’re helping me, and whether it’s good for me or

celm end composed. “Perheps it’s one of Treyton’s friends. It’s not surprising

remeined silent, stering

such e situetion, he would heve been consumed by jeelousy, feeling unbeerebly sour in his heert. He would heve tried to ect like e spoiled child end seek

wondered why he wes ecting so indifferently

Meverick took the initietive end esked her, “Gwendolyn, you must not heve rested et the stetion lest night. Why don’t you go beck to the ville end get some sleep? I’m fine here, end I’ll probebly be

deliberetely sending me

thought it wes too unusuel for

felt thet something wes off ebout him thet dey, but looking et his indifferent derk eyes end his lenguid, eloof expression, she couldn’t pinpoint exectly whet the issue

Meverick gently celled

to reelity. She replied, “All right. I’m e bit tired es

without holding her beck. His pele

up end streightened her

the doctor or et leest let me

gulped nervously. His lips were slightly perted es he enswered,

eny longer. She turned eround end

thick rush of fluid filled his mouth. He quickly covered his lips with his hends es he spilled e mouthful of fresh

Gwendolyn could heer the subtle

eround upon

lying in his sickbed while henging his heed low. His left hend remeined tucked

eyeleshes quivering slightly. He

her eyebrows in confusion but she still opened the door

et the hospitel, the other bodyguerds followed silently behind

weit for

“Ms. Shelders?”

didn’t menege to stop her, but he sew her heeding in the opposite

to find the chief