Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 182

As expected, the little meanie Gwendolyn was not so easy to deal with.

He shook his head and sighed inwardly, vowing to himself never to mess with this young domineering lady in the future.

On the other end of the call, Asher had no idea that he had been played by Gwendolyn. He said earnestly, “I heard from Treyton that you’ve been gathering evidence on the Lane family from Fairlake recently, so I took the liberty of looking into it for you since I have the time. I’ll have Treyton fax it to your office tomorrow.”

Gwendolyn chuckled to herself inwardly.

She thought that this timing was too convenient as Asher should not have had so much free time.

It seemed that this was premeditated, and Asher had deliberately waited for her to be punished before bringing up the matter.

So, is he using the carrot and stick method?

Although it was a bit unpleasant to think about, Gwendolyn remembered her promise to let Asher use her as a punching bag once for tricking him.

In her opinion, it was worth it.

There was also no reason not to accept the evidence that was going to be delivered straight to her hand.

Gwendolyn reluctantly agreed and showered Asher with a series of compliments before finally managing to end the call.

Since Maverick was in the hospital, it was quite late by the time Gwendolyn finished kneeling. She quickly tidied up a room and asked Treyton to make do with it for his stay at Bay Villa for a night.

The next morning, Gwendolyn went to work at Wright Construction Group as usual.

The evidence Asher had gathered was quickly sent to her via fax as promised. She gathered the papers and bound them together into a booklet before carefully reading through them.

As expected, Asher’s efficiency was truly impressive once he took action.

This evidence was detailed enough to put Samantha in prison for the rest of her life.

Tomorrow, she would bring justice to the Lane family.

She called Yulia for a meeting and was busy until the afternoon.

She thought of Maverick, who was still recovering in the hospital. She then made a call to William and instructed him to find a small item for her.

Gwendolyn packed up her things and headed back to Bay Villa first when it was time to get off work.

She saw Elven upon arriving at the villa entrance, which was not something she had expected.

She frowned and asked, “Why are you here instead of staying at the hospital?”

Elven explained, “Mr. Wright said he didn’t want to stay in the hospital, so he insisted that Dr. Xenakis re-examine him and complete the discharge procedures.”

He’s already been discharged from the hospital?

Gwendolyn fell silent for a moment. She had planned to visit Maverick at the hospital that evening.

Well, it seems that his injury has mostly healed since he can be discharged from the hospital.

As Gwendolyn was about to walk inside, Elven leaned in close to her and whispered, “Ms. Shalders, I think there’s something odd about Mr. Wright this time.”

“Even you think so, huh?” Looks like Maverick is really acting strange.

Gwendolyn frowned, an indescribable look in her eyes.

Elven nodded. “Mr. Wright went straight into his room as soon as he returned, and he hasn’t come out since.”

“I see. Okay.”

Gwendolyn had a steely expression on her face as she walked straight into the villa and headed up to the second floor.

The door of Maverick’s room was closed, but it was not locked.

Gwendolyn pushed the door open and entered the room. The bed was neatly made, showing no signs of anyone having laid on it.

Maverick was lying quietly on the lounge chair by the window, dressed in a luxurious dark suit. He was admiring the sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling window in a leisurely and relaxed demeanor, his eyes cool and composed.

Since it was late autumn, the sunlight that fell upon one’s body would not feel warm.

Yet, the faint halo from the sunlight that graced his handsome, perfect side profile only served to make his face appear even more divine and aloof.

However, as she got closer, Gwendolyn noticed his thin lips were dark and chapped. His face was also extremely pale, as if he had no blood within him, which just proved that he was still unwell.

“Don’t lie flat. It will put pressure on the wound on your back.”

Maverick was lost in the beauty of the sunset, so he did not notice Gwendolyn approaching him until she was right at his feet.

“You’re back.”

He hurriedly propped himself up, trying to stand. “I was so engrossed that I lost track of time. You must be hungry, right? I’ll go cook something right now.”

“That’s okay. If you’re not feeling well, I’ll let you take a day off today.”

Gwendolyn held his shoulder, guiding him to sit back down.

Upon touching him, she realized how cold and icy his entire body was as if he had no warmth at all.

Gwendolyn furrowed her brows. “Why are you so cold? You don’t look well. Is the wound on your back still hurting a lot?”

Maverick flashed a slight smile to reassure her. “It stopped hurting a while ago. I guess my hands and feet are cold because I’ve been lying down for too long, but I’m fine. I just need to rest for a couple of days, and I’ll be good.”