The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 278 Pay The Price

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“Kiddo, that’s a high–security prison. Charles is a felon. It’ll be hard to bring him out unless I bail him out.”

Gwendolyn knew that as well.

But does Charles deserve to be bailed out?

She began to shower Asher with compliments. “Asher, you’re the most capable man. I know you must have a solution to this matter. Don’t worry. I just want to teach him some lessons to make his life worse than death. After that, I’ll let you take him back inside.”

Asher fell silent.

He neither agreed to it nor rejected her.

Laying on his lap, Gwendolyn began to play the victim with tears in her eyes. “Asher, you hit me so hard earlier. Now that someone is bullying me, I can’t believe you actually don’t plan to help me. My life is such a misery. You don’t love me anymore, do you?”

Noticing that she was covered in cold sweat from the pain, Asher hurriedly took a piece of wet tissue to wipe the sweat off.

Earlier, he had been so angry that he did not control his strength and hit her really hard. Now that he had calmed down, he was filled with distress and guilt.

He would even bring her the stars if she wanted them.

“How could I not love you? I agree to help you.”

As her goal was achieved, Gwendolyn breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that her exaggerated acting was not

in vain.

“Thank you, Asher. How long do you think it’ll take you to get him out?”

Asher was about to say that he would have to come up with a plan first when Gwendolyn spoke before he could.

With a smile, she prompted, “Let’s do it today, shall we?”

“Why the rush?”

Instead of answering him, Gwendolyn held her waist carefully and said with a pitiful expression, “Ouch. My butt hurts so much. Show me some love, Asher.”

Asher felt his heart ache. “Okay, I’ll pause all my work today and prioritize helping you with this matter first. I’ll have everything done before the day is over.”

“Oh, you’re the best, Asher!”

Sighing, Asher tapped her on the nose. “I’ll get Sienna to take you to the room to apply some ointment and get some rest. I’ll call you when it’s done.”

“Sure.”

Sienna’s support, Gwendolyn walked

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the corner of the stairs, she carefully glanced downstairs at Asher. After making sure that he could not see her, she instantly switched back to

only hit her twice. The

smile, Sienna shook her head

that Asher could tell Gwendolyn’s visit was due to Charles. However, Asher

had taken advantage of his guilt to

then entered the guest room on the third floor before Sienna

much anymore, so you don’t need to apply the ointment for me.

so, Sienna was still worried. “Why don’t we apply some? Otherwise, it’ll take at least two days for the swelling to go down. You don’t want Cedrick to find out after you go back, do

for

I won’t sleep with Cedrick for the time being due to his illness, there’s a chance that he’ll notice it. He dotes on me so much that he can’t bear to be aggressive toward me. Despite his strained relationship with Asher, he has endured it all because of me. If he finds out that Asher hit me, he’ll probably fly into a rage, sparking a bloodbath! It took me a lot of effort to soften Asher’s attitude toward Cedrick, so I’d better be more

a man of

late afternoon, Asher had several bodyguards send Gwendolyn to an unfinished

the seventh floor,

Creak.

building

into Charles‘ mouth. His limbs were tied to a wooden chair, and

that someone had entered the room,

was removed, and the sudden brightness made it impossible for him to keep his eyes open. After he got used to it, he saw who the person in front

appeared on his face when he saw the indifferent yet

finally saw the light! I knew you would come back

raised her chin slightly and stared

was only disgust and scorn in her eyes. There was no other emotion

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wrong and looked around. “It seems that you’re not here to save me. You’re here to confront and punish

two thumbs, and carefully studied the liquid in

to me now. I’m not very happy to see you living a peaceful life in prison as a

in her hand. He had

on purpose to kill me so that you can

you is too good for you. You have to pray for Ceddy, though. If he dies, I’ll make sure you

that, Charles laughed out loud

mine! I don’t believe that you’ll kill me. After all, we grew up together. For old times‘ sake, there’s no way you would kill

you don’t have the right to bring up the