The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 185 Still Alive

Nico belatedly looked up, only to find a pair of bloodstained hands with slender fingers tightly gripping his wrist.

Maverick had woken up.

That was not all. He had also recovered most of his strength after receiving the 023 antidote injection earlier.

He lay on the chaise lounge and turned his head to look at Nico. A faint smile curled on his bloodstained lips as he chuckled and said, “I’m not going down so easily, so pull yourself together.”

“Boss!” Nico’s eyes flashed with shock and delight, but then he continued to cry, “You scared me to death! I really thought you were gone!”

Swain, who was considerably younger than Nico, had been scared witless, too.

At that moment, the two men burst into tears in front of Maverick, completely dispensing with their image. After a while, they started laughing with relief as tears continued to stream down their faces, making for a rather comical sight.

Maverick gently patted Nico’s shoulder, comforting him, “I was just exhausted. The S404 RNA virus caused my heart and pulse to go into temporary cessation, but I heard everything you said.”

“Then why didn’t you answer me?” Nico was furious and angrily pounded on Maverick’s arm.

Stupid boss! He made me cry like a baby! I completely humiliated myself!

Maverick furrowed his brows and let out a pained grunt.

“Sorry, sorry, I shouldn’t have hit you!” Nico looked distressed. To punish himself, he hit his own right arm with his left fist.

Maverick sat up and said, “All right, tell me what’s the deal with this suppressant.”

Nico wiped the tears from his face and turned to look at Swain.

Swain nodded, sniffed, and reported earnestly, “Professor Yancey was shocked to learn that you were infected with the S404 RNA virus. This suppressant cannot cure the disease, but it can temporarily inhibit the virus, thereby allowing the body to recover for a short period of time. The effects of the medication can last up to a week at most…”

One week. Maverick considered this. That means I can stay in Fairlake for another seven days at most.

Nico chimed in, “Boss, you must go back for treatment this time. Professor Yancey has already started working on the antidote, and they need you to return for blood tests. Don’t you want to recover and have a long and happy future with Ms. Shalders?”

Maverick pursed his lips and made no reply.

He had promised Gwendolyn to disappear from her world after a year, and she still had evidence of this in her phone. To stay by her side forever was no easy endeavor, and it required some forethought.

He pondered on this and remembered the plan Swain had come up with the last time.

He was still deep in thought when he suddenly felt someone tugging on his clothes. He snapped out of his reverie and saw Nico pawing at his shirt.

are you doing?” Maverick

by ordinary medicine from any hospital dispensary. Professor Yancey has provided a healing ointment for S404

That makes sense.

shirt. He elegantly removed his dark suit jacket, then proceeded to shrug off his blouse to

defining lines of his muscular back was

red even though it had been three days since the viral infection. At this

as Nico could not help inhaling

basin of hot water from the bathroom. Then, using a towel, he first wiped the

broke out in a cold sweat, his veins bulging and his jaw

the tranquilizer gun they had

worry. The 023 antidote is working. I can

but to grit his teeth and apply the ointment on

seized the opportunity

caught a glimpse of

a proper look this time. Then, his eyes widened

Maverick frowned. “So soon?”

came back here

choice but to speed up in applying the ointment

about to step through the iron gates of

“Oh, no! The bodyguards are still lying in the garden! There’s no way we can

ran all the way back from Bay Hill, her anxiety intensifying

her at

for them to be estranged in the future. She would never consider remarrying him, let

did not mean she was prepared to watch Maverick

she made her way into the garden, only to stumble upon Elven and the others lying unconscious in

and Justin

villa been

scene, and through his keen observation, he noticed that all three of the unconscious men

were all knocked out

Elven and the other two put their guards down and lure them out of their hiding spots, thereafter knocking out all three of them

to the living room first. Find a way to wake them up, then ask them what happened,” Gwendolyn

villa, headed up to the second floor, and pushed

sitting on the edge of the bed. He was wearing

walk in, his eyes widened in surprise. He quickly fastened the last two buttons at his collar and asked, “What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be having dinner with

was a little worn out from running

her way over to him, her heels

came to a stop in front of Maverick and narrowed her eyes as she assessed him icily. She grabbed his chin and