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.

folded across

William, Quinton, and Ryan, stood

soon as he came downstairs.

over with heavy steps and stood in

coldly and met his gaze,

packets of coffee sugar on the table. “Mr. Wright, Ms. Shalders asked you to

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nasty to it, didn’t you? We found another packet of coffee sugar containing the ecstasy in your room.

true that I placed the sugar packets in the coffee tray and served it to you. I won’t deny that, but I had no prior

lips curled slightly, and her eyes were full of

does he intend to persuade me

heart that she wouldn’t believe him, but he couldn’t help trying again. “I said I would never deceive or manipulate you again last night, and I meant it. Can you… just trust me this time?” Gwendolyn chuckled softly. “You entered my room late one night when Natasha drugged you, but the next day you thought I was the one who did it. Did you give me a chance to explain then? Would believed me if I hadn’t shoved the evidence in your

that she would never

pursed his thin lips together as he was at a

.

you have

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,

just had to resort to such despicable tactics. Then you’ll have to forgive me,

had guessed it would turn out like this as he smiled miserably. “What do

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

the coffee sugar packets on the coffee table, and remained silent.

or that you’ve been deceived and used by Frida. In that case, I’ll let you off the hook.

dripping with sarcasm.

her and tried

was none.

my fault that she doesn’t

table, and picked up the two packets of coffee sugar to examine closely.

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them into the cup of warm water. He gave it a good stir, tilted his head

Wright!” Elven trusted him, but his face turned pale when he realized that he had actually consumed.

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 to