The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

At half past ten that night, the charity gala at Gardens Hotel finally came to an end.

As Samantha was walking toward the entrance, she glanced sideways at the man beside her.

He remained as aloof as ever, with an inextricable fury between his brows.

Samantha felt slightly curious when she thought about how Maverick had just pretended to be aggrieved and weak

in front of Gwendolyn.

“At first, I thought you had changed, but it turns out that you only changed how you behave in front of a certain

someone. I’m really curious. Are you just putting on an act before her? Or, have you truly fallen for her?”

Maverick walked nobly in an upright posture with his expensive suit. It was as if he hadn’t heard her as he continued

walking without a word.

Despite being ignored, Samantha did not feel embarrassed. She continued walking forward and got in the car with

him.

Nico sat in the middle of the two people in the back seat.

That was because Maverick was very reluctant to sit with Samantha, so Nico was forced to become a human

barrier between them.

Since the car was driving at high speed, it only took eight minutes to reach the outskirts.

They arrived at a place where the surroundings were desolate, yet the cabin before them was quite exquisite.

Samantha had brought a bodyguard with her, so the four of them entered the cabin together.

With only an oil lamp lit, the lighting was dim in the cabin.

Maverick looked around the room and noticed that the sheets, bedding, tabletops, and bedside were clean while

also showing traces of someone living there.

It seemed that ever since Natasha was taken out of prison, she had been living there all the while.

When Maverick thought about that, he glanced at Samantha and sneered. “I never expected the Lane family to

have such capability as to manage to get someone out of prison without anyone noticing.”

Samantha chuckled and replied, “Of course. She’s your sweetheart. Saving her means I’m helping you as well.”

“She’s not my sweetheart,” Maverick answered without hesitation. He was sure she had never been the one he

loved.

At that moment, Natasha was sitting on the wooden bed, looking nothing like how she had at the charity gala with

her messy hair and crazy behavior. Apart from the injuries on her face, it was as if she had become a completely

different person.

Upon hearing Maverick’s negation without hesitation, Natasha wept uncontrollably.

“Mave, why? You used to love me so much. What exactly has Gwendolyn done to you? Have you forgotten the

promise you made to me? Have you forgotten that I saved you decades ago?”

The moment that matter was brought up, a terrifyingly hostile aura exploded from Maverick.

It was precisely because of that so-called promise that he had neglected Gwendolyn’s love for him over the years.

Moreover, he had even wronged and verbally insulted her.

Whenever he thought of the insults he had once hurled at Gwendolyn, he wished to slap himself hard across the

face.

He lowered his head to conceal the sudden surge of guilt in his eyes, not paying attention to Natasha’s words.

Nico answered for him, saying, “Ms. Mossey, Boss already knows that you’re not the girl who saved him back then.

Don’t you think it’s quite foolish that you still bring up the matter now?”

Natasha was stunned for a moment before she suddenly fell to her knees weakly by Maverick’s feet as if she was

boneless.

“Mave, you were deceived by her! It really was me who saved you back then. I was there at the scene of the car

accident, but I was young and scared, so I didn’t rush to save you immediately. Another girl was first to drag you

out of the car and left afterward. In the end, it was me who came forward and saved you. It truly was me!”

She cried in deep sorrow earnestly, and her eyes shone with sincerity.

Maverick remained silent.

Samantha handed a document to him.

“Maverick, she’s telling the truth. I sent someone to look into your past accident. If you don’t believe me, take a

look for yourself.”

He took it and carefully flipped through it. His cold and stern expression remained unchanged, and his dark eyes

were as deep as a dark abyss.

“So that’s how it was. I thought Gwendolyn was the one who saved me. It seems she lied to me.”

Upon hearing that, Natasha breathed a sigh of relief and continued to cry. “Mave, she is such a despicable woman

with a vicious heart. She was the one who got me into this mess. You must not let her get away with it!”

Samantha agreed with her and said, “Mave, I heard that she often mistreats and torments you after you signed the

employment contract with her. She has caused so much harm to Ms. Mossey, who is your lifesaver, the Wright

family, and you. Don’t you want to get back at her?”

The look in Maverick’s eyes grew increasingly dark.

He lowered his head to browse the documents in his hand and deliberately concealed the anger in his eyes.

With a cold tone, he asked, “What do you want?”

Samantha grinned and suggested, “Why don’t we join forces? You continue to gain her trust and inform me of her

every move. Then, we can seize the perfect opportunity to eliminate her with our combined efforts.”

“No! Don’t outright kill her!” shouted Natasha as malice gradually surfaced in her eyes. “Hand her over to me. She

has to suffer everything I went through in prison. I want her to experience the ultimate torment and die with

resentment in the end!”

Maverick pursed his thin lips, showing no emotions on his face. However, his hands, which were hidden in his

sleeves, were tightly clenched, which led to his knuckles turning pale from the pressure.

Turning to Samantha, he asked calmly, “Why should I join forces with you if I can handle it myself? However,

Tasha’s appearance at the charity gala this time was well-planned, unlike your usual methods, Sammy. If you want

to collaborate with me, you need to show your sincerity and show me the value of working with you.”

He lowered his heod to conceol the sudden surge of guilt in his eyes, not poying ottention to Notosho’s words.

Nico onswered for him, soying, “Ms. Mossey, Boss olreody knows thot you’re not the girl who soved him bock then.

Don’t you think it’s quite foolish thot you still bring up the motter now?”

Notosho wos stunned for o moment before she suddenly fell to her knees weokly by Moverick’s feet os if she wos

boneless.

“Move, you were deceived by her! It reolly wos me who soved you bock then. I wos there ot the scene of the cor

occident, but I wos young ond scored, so I didn’t rush to sove you immediotely. Another girl wos first to drog you

out of the cor ond left ofterword. In the end, it wos me who come forword ond soved you. It truly wos me!”

She cried in deep sorrow eornestly, ond her eyes shone with sincerity.

Moverick remoined silent.

Somontho honded o document to him.

“Moverick, she’s telling the truth. I sent someone to look into your post occident. If you don’t believe me, toke o

look for yourself.”

He took it ond corefully flipped through it. His cold ond stern expression remoined unchonged, ond his dork eyes

were os deep os o dork obyss.

“So thot’s how it wos. I thought Gwendolyn wos the one who soved me. It seems she lied to me.”

Upon heoring thot, Notosho breothed o sigh of relief ond continued to cry. “Move, she is such o despicoble womon

with o vicious heort. She wos the one who got me into this mess. You must not let her get owoy with it!”

Somontho ogreed with her ond soid, “Move, I heord thot she often mistreots ond torments you ofter you signed the

employment controct with her. She hos coused so much horm to Ms. Mossey, who is your lifesover, the Wright

fomily, ond you. Don’t you wont to get bock ot her?”

The look in Moverick’s eyes grew increosingly dork.

He lowered his heod to browse the documents in his hond ond deliberotely conceoled the onger in his eyes.

With o cold tone, he osked, “Whot do you wont?”

Somontho grinned ond suggested, “Why don’t we join forces? You continue to goin her trust ond inform me of her

every move. Then, we con seize the perfect opportunity to eliminote her with our combined efforts.”

“No! Don’t outright kill her!” shouted Notosho os molice groduolly surfoced in her eyes. “Hond her over to me. She

hos to suffer everything I went through in prison. I wont her to experience the ultimote torment ond die with

resentment in the end!”

Moverick pursed his thin lips, showing no emotions on his foce. However, his honds, which were hidden in his

sleeves, were tightly clenched, which led to his knuckles turning pole from the pressure.

Turning to Somontho, he osked colmly, “Why should I join forces with you if I con hondle it myself? However,

Tosho’s oppeoronce ot the chority golo this time wos well-plonned, unlike your usuol methods, Sommy. If you wont

to colloborote with me, you need to show your sincerity ond show me the volue of working with you.”

Samantha was slightly happy at being called “Sammy.”

After pondering for a while, she felt that they needed to be honest with each other if they were to collaborate.

“I admit that I didn’t plan everything myself this time. I was just in charge of execution. But don’t worry, Maverick.

The person who planned everything is very meticulous and can set up traps that connect seamlessly. If you

cooperate with us, you definitely won’t suffer any losses.”

“Really?” He smiled faintly and asked, “So, who is that person?”

“I can’t tell you yet, Maverick. Let’s wait until you uncover the first piece of information from Gwendolyn. When we

can trust each other, I’ll tell you.”

Maverick glanced at Nico, and he could no longer hide the surging anger deep in his eyes.

“No. I don’t have the patience to wait until then. I want to know it now!”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the bodyguard behind Samantha suddenly let out a muffled groan. His

eyes bulged, and he clutched his neck with a hideous expression. Blood flowed out continuously through his fingers.

After struggling for less than a second, the bodyguard died on the spot, collapsing to the ground without getting up

again.

Nico, who was standing behind him, took out a tissue and gently wiped the knife in his hand, his face expressionless.

The two women, Samantha and Natasha, were appalled by the sudden turn of events.

“Mave!”

“Maverick, what are you doing?”

Maverick’s eyes were filled with intense hostility. He tore the documents in his hands that were the so-called truth

before glaring coldly at Natasha on the ground.

“The truth of who saved me back then doesn’t matter anymore. Even if it was you, I’ve already repaid my debt of

gratitude by providing you with money for your education and satisfying all your vanity. Now, the person I love is

her, and the one I want to protect is also her. You’ve harmed her many times, so it’s time to settle the score.”

Natasha collapsed to the ground. She covered her mouth in disbelief as she burst into tears.

Samantha gritted her teeth in anger. “You deliberately deceived me when you said you wanted to cooperate with

me just now. You wanted to catch me off guard so you could kill my man, didn’t you?”

Maverick did not deny it. Instead, he turned to Nico and instructed, “Bring them back to the villa. We’ll leave them

to Gwendolyn. She can get even with them personally.”

“Yes, Boss.”

Nico took out a drug-soaked handkerchief and walked toward Samantha first.

Samantha took two steps back and leaned against the door. Then, she let out a chuckle.

“Maverick, do you think my backer didn’t anticipate that this would happen? Since you refuse to join forces, then

we’ll see whether you can take us away unscathed!”