The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 204 His Funeral

Gwendolyn’s rationality was being overturned repeatedly. Her hands trembled uncontrollably when she lowered her head to look at the vase.

Gwendolyn handed it back to Nico. However, she bit her lower lips and shook her head, sneering coldly, “I don’t believe this. I dare you to make him tell me personally!”

“Ms. Shalders…”

“Get lost!” Gwendolyn yelled. She took a step back and slammed the door shut, shutting everyone out.

Taking a deep breath, Gwendolyn tried to calm down and regain her rationality.

As Gwendolyn sat on the couch, she saw the stack of sticky notes she had earlier taken down.

Gwendolyn picked them up again and carefully read through them.

She recalled the moment he pulled her into his tight embrace before they got into the car. Gwendolyn did not notice at that time, but she now realized that the corners of his eyes seemed a bit red.

Has Maverick known all along that this day would come, and was he prepared for the last time we would meet before I left for Fairlake? But… I didn’t see his corpse. I don’t believe it! There’s no way!

Justin was not at the villa previously because he accompanied Nico and the others to the crematorium. Now, he had finally arrived.

Justin’s face was full of grief when Gwendolyn called him inside.

Gwendolyn sat on the couch in a stupor. She was cold, devoid of emotions and tears.

Gwendolyn stood up suddenly and gave Justin a tight slap when he drew near.

“Uh…”

Justin staggered a step back, caught off guard. Blood seeped out from the corner of his cut lips.

Justin did not dare to wipe away the blood. Perceived the metallic taste in his mouth, he stood obediently to bear Gwendolyn’s anger.

“Ms. Shalders, go ahead and beat me to death if it makes you feel better. I’m drowning in guilt from causing Mr. Wright’s death. I’d feel better dying in your hands.”

Gwendolyn glanced at him. She withdrew her hand slowly and sat back on the couch after seeing he was truly upset.

“What exactly happened?”

“Ms. Shalders, I was originally sent from the other side to keep an eye on you, but I couldn’t bring myself to harm you. Those people didn’t want to let me off the hook and gave me an ultimatum three days ago to lure you to the abandoned warehouse on the eastern outskirts of the city. Mr. Wright found out about it, and he told me not to tell you. Mr. Wright said he would go in your place.” He began to cry uncontrollably as he spoke. “I didn’t know… that he would not be able to make it out alive. I’m sorry, Ms. Shalders!”

“Did he… have something to tell me before something happened to him?”

for a moment.

Gwendolyn pursed her lips tightly and lowered

Shalders, it’s all my fault. Go ahead and hit me! Don’t hold back. Let it

“Get out!”

“Ms. Shalders…”

“Get lost.”

only let her calm down on

in the living room was open. Gwendolyn’s face was

stared at the stack of sticky notes on the coffee table, but the

aloof and indifferent in

Gwendolyn could think of was his pitiful expression. She could not even recall

Gwendolyn rushed upstairs and retrieved the box that had been stored on top of the

are the photos of us? Where are our wedding photos? They were

mess while searching and finally found half of the wedding photo under the

off when she decided to seek revenge against the Wright

knuckles turned white, and she opened her phone’s photo album and searched for a

could not find a single picture of the man she had been married to

was an audio recording, and she clicked to play

“I, Maverick, vow to disappear from your world forever once this

the bed before weakly collapsing to the ground. Tears began

before one

a chance to

extraordinarily long

was unable to fall asleep all night. Her eyes became dry and puffy from staying up

Knock! Knock!

someone knocked

her tears and

was outside the

brought Mr. Wright’s ashes back to the Wright residence. The date for his burial has been set, and the funeral will take place

furrowed her brows

Three days? So soon?

Maverick’s funeral were taken care of by

situation upon his return from

Maverick gave his life up for Gwendolyn. He decided to shoulder this

wealthy families dared to spread Maverick’s death with Treyton being

kept a low

been terrible for

brisk wind could