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?”

thought for a

her lips tightly

Justin to see her like this. “Ms. Shalders, it’s all my fault. Go ahead and hit me! Don’t hold back. Let

“Get out!”

“Ms. Shalders…”

“Get lost.”

Justin could only let her calm down on

open. Gwendolyn’s face was cold when the chilly wind blew

but the images of Maverick pretending to be aggrieved and fragile

to appear aloof and indifferent in

She

rushed upstairs and retrieved the box that had been

photos of us? Where are our wedding photos? They

while searching and finally found half of the wedding photo under

personally cut Maverick’s part off when she decided to seek

opened her phone’s photo album and searched for a long

man she had been married to

an audio recording, and she clicked to play

“I, Maverick, vow to disappear from your world

leaned against the foot of the bed before weakly collapsing to the ground. Tears

one

not even have a chance to bid

night was extraordinarily long for

night. Her eyes became dry and puffy from staying up all night staring out the

Knock! Knock!

knocked on

and asked

was outside

The date for his burial has been set, and the funeral will take place in

furrowed her

Three days? So soon?

funeral were taken care

the situation

Gwendolyn. He decided to shoulder this responsibility to ease her guilt, knowing that she would not be

media or informed wealthy families dared to

kept

in Fairlake had been terrible for the past three

every day, and the brisk wind could freeze the people walking on