The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 182 A Fake Hug

As expected, the little meanie Gwendolyn was not so easy to deal with.

He shook his head and sighed inwardly, vowing to himself never to mess with this young domineering lady in the future.

On the other end of the call, Asher had no idea that he had been played by Gwendolyn. He said earnestly, “I heard from Treyton that you’ve been gathering evidence on the Lane family from Fairlake recently, so I took the liberty of looking into it for you since I have the time. I’ll have Treyton fax it to your office tomorrow.”

Gwendolyn chuckled to herself inwardly.

She thought that this timing was too convenient as Asher should not have had so much free time.

It seemed that this was premeditated, and Asher had deliberately waited for her to be punished before bringing up the matter.

So, is he using the carrot and stick method?

Although it was a bit unpleasant to think about, Gwendolyn remembered her promise to let Asher use her as a punching bag once for tricking him.

In her opinion, it was worth it.

There was also no reason not to accept the evidence that was going to be delivered straight to her hand.

Gwendolyn reluctantly agreed and showered Asher with a series of compliments before finally managing to end the call.

Since Maverick was in the hospital, it was quite late by the time Gwendolyn finished kneeling. She quickly tidied up a room and asked Treyton to make do with it for his stay at Bay Villa for a night.

The next morning, Gwendolyn went to work at Wright Construction Group as usual.

The evidence Asher had gathered was quickly sent to her via fax as promised. She gathered the papers and bound them together into a booklet before carefully reading through them.

As expected, Asher’s efficiency was truly impressive once he took action.

This evidence was detailed enough to put Samantha in prison for the rest of her life.

Tomorrow, she would bring justice to the Lane family.

She called Yulia for a meeting and was busy until the afternoon.

She thought of Maverick, who was still recovering in the hospital. She then made a call to William and instructed him to find a small item for her.

Gwendolyn packed up her things and headed back to Bay Villa first when it was time to get off work.

She saw Elven upon arriving at the villa entrance, which was not something she had expected.

She frowned and asked, “Why are you here instead of staying at the hospital?”

Elven explained, “Mr. Wright said he didn’t want to stay in the hospital, so he insisted that Dr. Xenakis re-examine him and complete the discharge procedures.”

He’s already been discharged from the hospital?

a moment. She had planned to visit Maverick

that his injury has mostly healed since

Elven leaned in close to her and whispered, “Ms. Shalders, I think there’s something odd about Mr.

you think so, huh?” Looks like Maverick is really acting

indescribable look in her

nodded. “Mr. Wright went straight into his room as soon as he returned, and he hasn’t come

“I see. Okay.”

expression on her face as she walked

was closed,

room. The bed was neatly

dark suit. He was admiring the sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling window in a leisurely and

was late autumn, the sunlight that

sunlight that graced his handsome, perfect side profile only served to make his face appear even

were dark and chapped. His face was also extremely pale, as if he

pressure on the wound on your

the sunset, so he did not notice Gwendolyn approaching him until she was

“You’re back.”

propped himself up, trying to stand. “I was so engrossed that I lost track of time. You must be hungry, right?

feeling well, I’ll let you take

his shoulder, guiding him to

touching him, she realized how cold and icy his entire body was as if he had no

brows. “Why are you so cold? You don’t look well. Is the wound on your

hands and feet are cold because I’ve been lying down for too long, but I’m fine. I just need to rest for a couple of days,

simply didn’t

was speaking in a weak voice, his eyelashes trembling from time to time. She felt that he was always

take a look at your injury,” she said and began to remove his suit

let go. “My injury is really not a big deal. It’s almost healed, and it’s wrapped

he had said was

Gwendolyn reluctantly let go.

lost support and staggered slightly. He quickly reached back to support

he curled the corner of his pale lips slightly, appearing somewhat languid. “It’s rare to see you care about me like

her eyes

considering that he did save her this time, she didn’t ridicule or mock him. Instead, she said with a serious expression, “You

request will

his head, making eye contact with her, a faint glimmer flashing in his dark

remarriage and emotional demands, I will try my best to fulfill everything else you ask for. Just

laughed, for she knew very well that

don’t have much

then. Just stand there

nodded and stood

hands through her trench coat, tightly encircling her slender waist. “Let me hold you for a moment. Just a moment

warm, while his was

embrace, he felt warmth

“Just that?”