Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 187

Gwendolyn chuckled softly. He had been so tough in accepting his punishment just now, but he seemed to have backed down now. She had thought he was not afraid of pain.

She said nothing and untied the belt around his wrists.

Maverick wanted to avoid her, but she forcefully pinned his arms down, leaving him no choice but to bury his face in the blanket again, feeling defeated.

It seems she disagrees with a lighter punishment.

Just now, he had used all his strength to endure the pain of removing the rotten flesh from his wound, so his body felt weak and powerless now.

He might pass out if Ezra were to whip him two hundred times in the garden.

Gwendolyn would definitely sense something was off if he fainted. She might even take the opportunity to examine his wound. It had been three days since he was injured, and the injury caused by sulfuric acid was clearly different. With Gwendolyn’s cleverness, there was no way he could hide it from her.

As he lay there thinking, Gwendolyn had already undone the belt for him.

She stood by the edge of the bed and tilted her head to observe his reaction with a mischievous smirk on her lips. “Shall we?”

Maverick did not budge an inch.

Gwendolyn did not expect him to move, so she turned around and was prepared to close the open window.

“Although my physical strength has recovered, my back still hurts, and I don’t have any strength…” Maverick said softly as he grabbed her wrist, thinking she was going to leave the room. This punishment is too heavy. I might not be able to endure it.

He took a deep breath and continued, “If you can’t give a discount, can you perhaps postpone the penalty until after autumn?”

He meant to wait until he recovered from his injuries before accepting the punishment.

Gwendolyn had just wanted to tease him. She did not really intend to punish him.

The wounds on his back were still bleeding, and it was all because of her that he got hurt in the first place. Although she had given him the antidote for the 023 special drug and repaid the favor, she was not so unreasonable as to be cruel to a patient.

She sat back down beside Maverick’s bed and asked him seriously, “Then, be honest with me. Why have you been in such poor condition these past two days? The 023 special drug will only intensify the feeling of pain from your burns, but it won’t have a significant impact on your body. What else are you hiding from me?”

Maverick thought for a moment and slowly sat up. His dark eyes were slightly lowered as he avoided meeting her eyes.

“I had a cold on the day I was splashed with sulphuric acid. Then, I spent the entire day cleaning the villa. That’s why I’ve been feeling weak and sickly these past two days. I have not been hiding anything from you.”

Gwendolyn sorted out her thoughts and realized this seemed to be quite a rational explanation.

He had suffered from a sulfuric acid burn at his weakest moment. After he used the antidote, his strength recovered quite a bit.

It made sense now.

“Fine, I’ll trust you just this once. I’ll keep the tab in mind. If you dare to deceive me next time, the punishment will be doubled.”

Maverick lowered his head slightly and let out a soft hum.

I only have seven days left. I fear there won’t be a next time.

Gwendolyn had no idea what was going on in his mind. She got up and walked to the window, closing it as she casually said, “I have some things to take care of in the next couple of days. You better stay put and not go out.”

“Okay.”

“Get some rest.”

Gwendolyn averted her gaze, turned around, and left his room. She closed the door and went straight downstairs to the living room.

Elven and the others were placed on the couch, gradually regaining consciousness. However, they still felt a bit groggy due to the large anesthetic dose.

Gwendolyn walked over to them, examined their condition, and chose to ask William, who seemed to be the most awake among them.

“William, who did you see before you fainted?”

William recalled his memories carefully. “Nico.”

It really was Nico. It seems Maverick didn’t lie about this matter.