The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 198 The Last Loving Moment

“Don’t touch. It’s dirty.”

Gwendolyn locked her eyes with Maverick, and her mind was clear. “The blood is still fresh, which means that something just happened here. Didn’t you see anything when you and Nico rushed over?”

Maverick remained silent and glanced at Nico.

Nico caught the hint and explained, “I was the first one to arrive here. When I came in, I happened to catch someone trying to escape through the window, so I injured him with a small knife. This should be the blood left by that person.”

“And where is that person? How could that person escape from someone with your skills?” Gwendolyn questioned.

Nico was at a loss for words momentarily. He pretended to scratch his head in embarrassment. “I’m sorry. It was my bad. He had companions, so I didn’t go after him.”

Fine.

Since the person wasn’t caught, there was not much for Gwendolyn to ask further.

She glanced at Maverick again. Other than his pale face and lips, he seemed fine. Could he really have caught a cold?

“Let’s go back to the villa.” Gwendolyn turned and walked toward the door.

Maverick followed behind her.

The wounds on his lower back would get torn with every step he took, causing him excruciating pain. It was so painful that he felt weak and weightless.

Nico quickly stepped forward and supported him by holding his arm.

Gwendolyn halted her steps and turned around when she heard the commotion. “What’s wrong?”

Maverick breathed in and forced a smile. “Nothing. He slipped.”

Nico was speechless.

How did I become the scapegoat for everything?

He gave Gwendolyn a wry smile. “Yes, I missed a step. But luckily, I reacted quickly and managed to grab Mr. Wright’s arm in time to avoid falling!”

It was a small incident that Gwendolyn didn’t pay much attention to. She swiftly left the abandoned factory.

Maverick had Nico drive away the car they came with, while he sat in Gwendolyn’s car to head back together.

On the way back, clad in a suit, Maverick sat upright with his back not touching the seat of the car.

Gwendolyn noticed his action. Recalling the burns on his back, she did not dwell on it further. “How did it go with Charles today? Did you find out anything?”

Maverick swallowed hard. It took him a couple of seconds before he replied, “Nothing, but don’t worry. Tomorrow, we will make him spill the beans.”

“Okay.”

Silence filled the remaining journey.

Soon, they arrived at Bay Villa and entered the living room together.

was leisurely changing her

to head up the stairs

couple of steps but stopped and turned around before saying, “Gwendolyn, are you hungry

strange, but she didn’t refuse. “I’m not very

I’ll head

figure until

help but notice that on their way back. From the subtle expressions on his face, he seemed to

followed him upstairs, and Maverick’s

door, just enough to see someone peacefully lying under the covers

noticed that he was sleeping face down, and he didn’t

walked to the edge of his bed.

made contact with his forehead, Maverick’s eyelashes trembled slightly. “I’m not running a fever, and I’m just tired. I’ll

was only slightly warm, indicating

Perhaps she was overthinking.

she was about to stand

that someone had wrapped his arms around her waist. He even nestled his head in her embrace with

initially taken aback, never expecting him to

“Let go!”

his grip, but he also

you for a

last night to make things clear with him. Her expression

reached out and forcefully tried to pry his arm away. “Let go! Have you forgotten your place here?

didn’t have much strength left. Just as Gwendolyn was about to forcibly remove his arms from her waist, he pleaded softly, “Please, just let me hold

in the forest of the eastern suburbs three days later and successfully returned to Salinsburgh to resolve the turmoil within the family, his chances of survival remained

to remember her scent and the

to pry his hand off. “Let go. I need to go to the study to

“Don’t. Please…”

barely audible

He was actually begging

talker, more submissive, and pretended to be vulnerable. But she knew that deep down, he had always

was the first time he had begged

say anything more. She merely stood still and

room fell into a deep

as time

brow furrowed tighter and

took, his entire body throbbed

he had yet to apply medicines, the pain continued

scent emanating from Gwendolyn’s body was as sweet as honey,

body rested on Gwendolyn’s lap,

Something doesn’t feel right.

shouldn’t be hurting as much as before, right?

Maverick remained silent.

reached out to touch the collar of Maverick’s shirt, only to have her wrist grabbed by

since I’ve already applied medicine. If you remove

had a

in so much pain? Did you get hurt