The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 349 Most Important Person In My Life

Charles froze, realizing the gravity of the situation.

The topic at hand was undeniably significant. As a man, he couldn’t afford to lose his ability.

The room fell into a tense silence once again.

Charles carefully pondered his options and finally spoke up. “How about this? Let’s both take a step back While I

cannot release Nico without consequences, I am willing to spare his life.”

Gwendolyn frowned as she responded sternly. “I want you to record yourself, swearing that you will not bring harm

to Nico and that you will hand over the antidote after the wedding. Failure to do so will result in your eternal

damnation.”

“Okay, I will do as you say,” Charles replied, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Gwendolyn swiftly retrieved his phone from his pocket and opened the recording app.

With unwavering sincerity, Charles followed her instructions precisely, swearing with the utmost conviction.

Gwendolyn felt that Charles’ initial oath lacked sufficient weight. Hence, she added, “I want you to include a clause

stating that if you break your word, Her Highness and Mr. Newton will suffer the same fate as you.”

Charles’ expression hardened. “Isn’t that going too far, Gwen?”

“How else can I ensure your commitment if I don’t push the boundaries? I know how much they mean to you, so I

will only believe you if you swear on their behalf!”

Charles fell silent, his expression tense.

Blood trickled down his neck as Gwendolyn’s needle lightly grazed it, delivering a silent and menacing threat.

Resigned, Charles flashed a faint smile and replied, “All right, I’ll do it.”

He then followed Gwendolyn’s instructions and swore with sincerity.

Gwendolyn saved the recording to her cloud and retracted the silver needle from her ring.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound filled the air.

Gwendolyn looked up to see that Charles’ guard had activated his stun gun. Both Jonah and Nico lay unconscious on

the ground, as Nico had been holding Jonah hostage.

“Charles!” Gwendolyn raged.

“Don’t get me wrong, Gwen. He attempted to steal, so as a consequence, I must temporarily incarcerate him, or

else I won’t be able to justify my actions to my mother. But rest assured that I will uphold my promise.”

The guard hauled the unconscious Nico away and retrieved the antidote from the icebox.

In the meantime, Charles had to change into fresh attire, as his clothes were stained with blood before he

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could return to the banquet hall. As for Gwendolyn, exhausted from the ordeal, the no longer had the strength to

continue attending the gala

Under the darkened sky, snowflakes began to descend once more, carried by chilling gusts of wind that brought

about a noticeable drop in temperature.

Gwendolyn shivered, rubbing her arms for warmth. “Take me home. I need to rest,” the requested.

Charles wasted no time and immediately took off his suit jacket, wrapping it tightly around her to shield her from

the cold.

His bodyguard handed him an umbrella, which Charles held up to protect Gwendolyn from the falling

snow.

This time, Gwendolyn accepted the suit jacket, realizing that falling sick was a risk she couldn’t afford to take.

The most pressing matter at hand was to conserve her energy and devise a better pian before the upcoming

wedding.

Charles remained silent as he observed Gwendolyn.

After escorting her back to the suburban condominium, he instructed his maid to attend to her daily needs and

promptly inform him of any developments.

Sitting by the bed in his air-conditioned room, Charles watched as Gwendolyn lay with her back turned. breathing

evenly to feign sleep.

Despite her fatigue, she couldn’t truly rest with Charles’ gaze fixed upon her.

For a while, Charles silently studied her side profile, contemplating whether to continue their discussion about the

matter of her unborn baby.

However, considering how exhausted she appeared, he couldn’t bring himself to broach the subject.

After much hesitation, he decided to allow her to rest and rose from his seat.

Closing the door behind him, he left the room and made his way straight to the dungeon.

He arrived at the dungeon effortlessly with Kylie’s prerogative writ.

The atmosphere within was gloomy and damp, the corridors dimly lit with flickering lanterns. As he ventured

deeper, the sound of whips cracking against flesh grew increasingly distinct, sending a chill down. his spine and

creating an eerie ambiance.

However, there were no cries of pleading or begging to be heard, despite the relentless beatings, lending an eerie

quality to the monotonous sound of the whips.

The stench of blood permeated the air as the dungeon guard opened the door for Charles.

Stepping into the prison cell, he took in the wretched state of Nico.

Hanging from his arms with his feet dangling, Nico was battered and bloodied, teetering on the brink of

unconsciousness, yet he remained resolute in his silence.

Charles reached for the whip, and the executor bowed, handing it over with utmost respect.

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Firmly gripping the whip handle, Charles submerged it in a tank of salt water, washing away the stains of blood that

tainted its surface, turning the water a macabre shade of red.

“Nico, how many times have you beaten me on Cedrick’s behalf? How does it feel to receive payback? Are you

satisfied with their service?”

Nico sneered through ragged breaths, “I’m enjoying this. Your men are so weak, just like you!”

Despite his deteriorating condition, resembling nothing more than a caged beast, Nico continued to display

outrageous defiance in front of Charles.

A mixture of displeasure and anger contorted Charles’ face as he lifted the whip and struck Nico twice.

The saltwater coating the whip seeped into the fresh wounds, inflicting excruciating pain that would typically elicit

agonized screams.

Yet, Nico remained unyielding, resolute in his silence.

If it weren’t for the blood trickling from his mouth, Charles might have questioned whether he possessed any

semblance of pain receptors.

“What resilience! Just as expected of Cedrick’s long-serving lackey. But even the strongest have their limits when

faced with relentless punishment. We have a long road ahead of us. Hot iron branding, embedded. nails, brutal

beatings, sulfuric acid splashes…. We will employ each method, one by one, over the next seven days.”

Nico spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground and sneered. “You’re truly a beast! Repaying blow for blow, every

strike I ever dealt you! How dutiful!”

Charles’ face darkened. He scooped up some salt water and splashed it onto Nico, washing away much of the blood

staining his shirt

Splash!

Nico’s body trembled, and his face grew pale

Charles glared at him coldly and said through gritted teeth. “Ive made a promise to Gwen to spare your life. So go

ahead and maintain that arrogant attitude of yours. It will only fuel my desire to torture you even

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Nico, sull recovering from the pain inflicted by the salt water, steadied his breathing, lowered his gaze, and

remained silent.

Charles noticed Nico’s attempt to appear tough and continued. “I can’t fathom what makes Cedrick so special that

all of you are willing to sacrifice yourselves to save him.”

Nico sneered. “Of course, you wouldn’t understand. You’re not even worthy of a single strand of his hair. Ms

Gwendolyn would never have any interest in someone like you, ever.”

Charles anger surged and he lunged forward, grabbing Nico by the hair. He shouted at him with all his might “Why

wouldn’t she like me? Why? I love her more than anything”

Nico looked at him with disdain and retorted. “If you truly loved her you wouldn’t have hurt her. Do you even realize

the harm abortion causes to a woman’s body You claim to love her yet you disregard her well being in the end your

obsession with her stems from your inability to have her

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