Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 126 The Mastermind

It seemed that Maverick was worn out from last night, as he was sleeping soundly now.

Gwendolyn stared at him for a moment.

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She saw the faint traces of a slap mark on his left cheek, accompanied by slight swelling and the uncleaned. bloodstain at the corner of his mouth. He appeared quite miserable, not much better off than her.

Although she had exhausted all her strength last night and couldn’t remember what had happened. afterward, judging from the current situation, she supposed Maverick did not do anything to her.

Gwendolyn pursed her lips and suddenly tasted a hint of sweetness in her mouth. Is this the taste of glucose? He was the one who drugged my coffee, but now he’s pretending to be a good guy?

Gwendolyn’s eyes had a bone-chilling coldness to them.

Is he putting on a show for me? I’ll wait and see what’s next!

She stepped out of the bathtub and tiptoed out of the bathroom without waking Maverick up

A sharp pain in his back jolted Maverick out of sleep.

He almost dislocated his arm from sleeping so soundly against the edge of the bathtub.

I was so busy helping Gwendolyn bring down her fever last night that I forgot to apply medicine to myself. To make matters worse, I accidentally bumped into the sharp corner of the bed, which probably aggravated the swelling on my back.

He sighed, propped himself up to sit, and suddenly realized that the person in the bathtub had disappeared.

When did she wake up?

Surprisingly, he had no idea at all. It appeared that the 023 special drug had significantly decreased his acuity.

He got up and walked over to the sink, where he looked in the mirror and wiped the trace of the blood from the corner of his mouth. Then, he went downstairs to find Gwendolyn.

The atmosphere in the living room was extremely tense.

with her arms folded across her chest and a cold expression on her

Quinton, and Ryan, stood neatly behind the

the living room as soon as he came downstairs. He knew that what was

and stood in front

looked up coldly and met his gaze,

who was standing behind her, was the first to point at the two packets of coffee sugar on the table. “Mr. Wright, Ms. Shalders asked you to make her

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sugar containing the ecstasy

explained, “It’s true that I placed the sugar packets in the coffee tray and served it to you. I won’t deny that, but

curled slightly, and her eyes were

he intend to persuade me with that?

again last night, and I meant it. Can you… just trust me this time?” Gwendolyn chuckled softly. “You entered

that she would never

as he was at

.

you have

not to deceive me again last night, but then you drugged me! You made this coffee, and you were the first one to rush in after I drank it by mistake. Can you honestly say you had nothing to do with it? Honestly, if this one-year agreement is too hard for you to bear, I can give you

suddenly turned cold and stern. “However, you just had to resort

like this as he

Gwendolyn smiled and gently lifted her hand. Quinton immediately brought a cup of warm water from the kitchen and placed it on the coffee table. “I know that Frida gave you the medicine pouch when you went to the Wright residence. Here are two packets of coffee sugar on the table that were taken from your room. One packet tested positive for ecstasy, while the other was found to contain real sugar. You get to decide which of you two will be

sugar packets on

continued, “If you can choose the sugar from this fifty-fifty chance, then I’ll believe that you’re just an accomplice or that you’ve been deceived and used by Frida. In that case, I’ll let you off the

were dripping with

fixed his gaze on her and

there was none.

Isn’t it my fault

picked up the two packets of coffee sugar to

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and poured them into the cup of warm water. He gave it a good stir,

turned pale when he realized that he had actually consumed. both

drug-laced coffee last night. This is the infamous ecstasy sold on the black market and renowned for its powerful effects. Yet he drank the whole packet. Is he not afraid of death? Ms. Shalders only asked him