The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

“Invite them in,” Gwendolyn uttered calmly.

Two men dressed as bodyguards walked in and bowed at Gwendolyn respectfully. “Ms. Harris, Old Mr. Zipper sent us here. He wishes to terminate the contract between Mr. Zipper and Angle Corporation. We were also instructed to bring Mr. Zipper back with us.”

Gwendolyn kept mum for a while. Old Mr. Zipper is doing this to minimize my losses because he’s afraid that Joaquin might drag me down.

“I’m not terminating the contract. Please tell Old Mr. Zipper I’ll stand by Joaquin’s side no matter what happens!” she eventually replied.

The bodyguards exchanged glances.

They were merely there to relay a message, so neither of them could make a decision. Hence, they said, “In that case, please hand Mr. Zipper over to us. We need to bring him back to Fairlake.”

Gwendolyn knew Patrick would surely punish Joaquin. Regardless of whether Joaquin is responsible for what’s happening, the scandal is all over the internet, so the Zipper family’s business must’ve taken a hit as well. It’s obvious that Old Mr. Zipper is enraged. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent his men here for Joaquin. If Joaquin ends up in their hands, he’ll be punished severely.

The bodyguards were waiting for Gwendolyn’s response. “Ms. Harris?” one of them voiced.

The bodyguard’s voice brought Gwendolyn back to her senses. With a serious expression, she answered, “We lost contact with Joaquin, and we’re still trying to locate him. Please tell Old Mr. Zipper that if I locate Joaquin, I’ll help him discipline Joaquin before sending him back to Fairlake so that Old Mr. Zipper can do the same.”

The bodyguards exchanged glances once again. “We haven’t been able to find Mr. Zipper, either. In fact, we couldn’t even reach his phone. Hence, we thought he was hiding here.”

“He’s not here. I only learned about the scandal minutes ago,” she uttered in response.

“All right, then. We’ll leave you to it.”

Gwendolyn nodded and told Joanne to see the bodyguards off.

The moment the bodyguards left, Gwendolyn’s phone rang.

Gwendolyn smiled and shook her head helplessly. What’s going on today? Why is everything happening at once? I can’t even take a breather.

then picked up her phone and saw that it was a call from

the statement Angle Corporation had published,” Cedrick said in a stern

to give up

seconds before responding, “I’ve already gotten Swain to locate Joaquin. Would you like

Cedrick to beat her to

added, “If you’re interested, Gwenny, come downstairs. I’m already

Are you already here? You’re

alluring voice, “The second rule in the family rule says

obedient, aren’t you, Ceddy? Does that mean we

In that case, I’ll get rid of

tools could come in handy in the

downstairs and saw the familiar car in the parking lot from afar. Besides, she also saw a

opened the passenger door for her and fastened her seatbelt for her

she took the opportunity to give him a peck

momentarily and quickly fastened her seatbelt. He then pinched her chin

lips and

perfect.” Cedrick caressed her cheek and straightened his body before returning to the

here soon after

driving, Cedrick replied in a serious manner, “One hour ago. When it

away? How did you know I wasn’t going to give up

as strongly as she loves. She’ll take revenge on the people who wronged her and return the same kind of pain a hundred times over. When it comes to those she loves, she’ll do everything in her power

…

after, Cedrick and Gwendolyn arrived

pungent smell of alcohol,

back and called

private room 3805. Also, instruct the staff to clean up the place

so she shook her head at him and