Gwendolyn clenched her hands tightly as she listened to the low growls coming from inside.

However, her face was still cold and emotionless when she looked at Elven. “Do you think I’ve gone too far?”

Elven knelt down on the spot. “That’s not what I meant. You were drugged last night. It’s only fair to make up for the suffering you endured, but I know that you don’t really want to kill Mr. Wright.”

Gwendolyn felt much better after she heard that.

She looked at Quinton after contemplating for a while. “Go to the Wright residence and bring Frida over here. Be quick.”

“Yes, Ms. Shalders.” Quinton set off immediately.

The rest of them stood at the basement door, listening as the growling and struggling sounds grew more intense as though Maverick was on the brink of despair.

Even the tall and burly bodyguards found it difficult to continue listening and felt as though they were also being subjected to a cruel form of torture.

Ten minutes later, Gwendolyn finally spoke up. “Open the door. Get a bucket of ice water and bring it over. It’ll help him cool down.”

The bodyguards obeyed Gwendolyn’s orders after a brief moment of shock and went to get some ice cubes to mix with a bucket of water.

Creak.

The basement door opened, allowing a sliver of light to seep in. That beam of light stretched Maverick’s shadow long and thin in the center.

Maverick lay curled up on the floor, just like a baby in its mother’s womb.

The floor beneath him was soaked with sweat, and his hair was also damp from perspiration as it hung limply over his forehead. He looked like a helpless and pitiful puppy that had been injured.

struggled through this hour to the point of exhaustion, yet his body still trembled violently, and his

his eyes as he felt the blinding light on his

slender and familiar figure although his

and looked at that figure longingly. His voice

how uncomfortable

little bit better knowing that I’ve suffered through the effects of the drug as well? Can this lessen some of the disgust she feels

could touch it as soon as he reached out, yet it felt so distant as if there was an

backlight, but he could feel

a hundred times worse

she watched him quietly from a

hadn’t left

that she would at least utter a single sentence

was Ryan pouring ice-cold water over his

temperature. He was ice cold to the core after being poured the bucket of ice water. His entire body trembled even more violently,

to pour it directly on his head!” Gwendolyn’s grip on

Ms. Shalders?” Ryan was shocked by her aggressive demeanor. His hand trembled, and he accidentally poured the remaining half bucket

impact caused Maverick to cough

if his lungs were about to be coughed out.

extremely frustrated by Ryan’s approach, which seemed to cause more harm than good. She was about to stand up to check on Maverick when a woman’s scream sounded from behind her. “Ah!

on the armrest loosened slightly when she heard

into her chair, her usual icy haughtiness returning to

lying in the private ward of the Wright

to be anything good, and she tried her best

she was forcefully dragged over

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