Chapter 129


    Elven could note up with an answer, and Gwendolyn said nothing more.


    “Forget it.


    Let’s go and see what’s wrong with him.” She casually tidied up her table and drove to the hospital. In


    the hospital room. A certain someone had wrapped themselves up like a burrito, burying their head


    deep into the nket. The nurse sighed as she looked at him, “Mr. Wright, you still have a fever.


    Wrapping yourself in a nket will make it hard for you to breathe, and… Please just let me give you


    an IV drip!” No matter how the medical staff and Ryan persuaded him, the bundle on the bed


    stubbornly refused to respond. Gwendolyn immediately saw this peculiar scene after entering and let


    out a mockingugh. “Oh, my.


    I’m afraid tomorrow’s news will be about the former CEO of Wright Construction Groupmitting


    suicide due to refusing an IV drip.” Upon seeing her arrival, Ryan respectfully greeted her, “Ms.


    Shalders.” Gwendolyn gave a slight nod in response and walked over to Maverick’s bedside. Before


    she could say anything more, the “burrito” suddenly reached out and firmly grabbed her wrist. Maverick


    poked his head out from under the nket.


    Due to his fever, his dark eyes were misty andcked their usual domineering coldness.


    Instead, he appeared somewhat vulnerable and pitiful. He gazed at Gwendolyn’s face intently, making


    sure he had not grabbed the wrong person. From now on, he would never mistake her for another


    person again. “Gwendolyn, you’re finally here.


    I didn’t see you when I woke up.


    I missed you.” His voice was a little nasally because of the fever, sounding somewhat soft and even


    carrying a hint of a coy tone. The medical staff present and Ryan were both puzzled. “Is this the same


    man who had a fierce and menacing expression on his face ten minutes ago, as if he wanted to devour


    someone? Didn’t his attitude change too quickly? ” His words sent a chill down Gwendolyn’s spine.


    “Did the fever fry your brain? You can’t use it anymore after it’s broken, so you should throw it away.”


    Maverick was speechless. The emotions he had prepared mentally were nowpletely gone.


    “Gwendolyn, I’d like to chat with you in private for a moment.” Gwendolyn pondered briefly and did not


    refuse.


    Turning to look at the nurse, she said to Maverick, “First, allow the nurse to administer the IV drip, or


    we have nothing to discuss.” Maverick said in a deep, nasally voice, “Fine.” The nurse immediately


    stepped forward, only to see him tightly gripping Gwendolyn’s wrist, making it impossible for the nurse


    to put in the needle. Gwendolyn also noticed this and frowned.


    “Let go.


    How will you receive the IV drip like this?” Maverick did not say a word.


    He decisively pulled out his other hand from under the nket while clutching Gwendolyn’s wrist with


    his right. When he was being tormented by the drug in the basement, he felt mentally disoriented. As


    the basement door opened and light poured in, his only thought was to grasp the figure he had once


    lost.


    Yet, no matter how hard he tried, the seemingly close distance appeared forever out of reach. That


    feeling was even more despairing than suffering through the sleeping drug. Now that he was fully


    awake, he had finally managed to catch her again, and he would absolutely never let go. Deep in


    thought, he suddenly felt a force trying to push his hand away vigorously. It was Gwendolyn. After the


    nurse administered the IV drip, Gwendolyn asked everyone to leave the room. She furrowed her brows


    as she saw her skin turning purple from Maverick’s tight grip.


    “You’re hurting me.


    I won’t leave until I finish talking to you, but I’ll leave immediately if you keep holding on like this.”


    Maverick hesitated for a moment but eventually admitted defeat and withdrew his hand under her cold


    gaze. Gwendolyn sat on the chair next to the sickbed, getting straight to the point with a calm tone,


    “Maverick, you’re clearly a proud person, but I don’t understand you.


    Why did you agree to sign the agreement so easily back then? Was it really to pay off your debt? Was


    it worth putting yourself in such a humiliating and miserable situation?” Maverick looked up and locked


    eyes with her. “You once loved me so deeply, giving me your whole heart and soul, but I didn’t cherish


    it.


    Now, I’ve finally realized my own feelings and walked the path you once took.


    Only then did I understand how much pain you must have felt back then.” He paused, his dark eyes


    filled with sincerity.


    “Gwendolyn, I know I’ve been thoughtless with my words in the past and have said many hurtful things


    to you.


    From now on, you can scold me and vent your anger on me every day.


    I won’t talk back.


    Whatever I owe you, even if it’s just a single sentence, I’ll make it up to you! Can you give me onest


    chance, please?” I can scold him every day? Is there something wrong with his head? Does he like


    looking for trouble? Gwendolyn’s face was cold as she spoke her mind for the first time.


    “Ever since the divorce, I thought we would just be strangers to each other, but your mother, your sister,


    and your beloved fiancée wouldn’t leave me alone.


    You even sent Noah to kill me for Natasha’s sake.


    Why should I give you or the Wright family a chance?” Maverick’s eyes widened slightly in surprise.


    “Wait, what did you just say?” Moverick did not soy o word.


    He decisively pulled out his other hond from under the blonket while clutching Gwendolyn’s wrist with


    his right. When he wos being tormented by the drug in the bosement, he felt mentolly disoriented. As


    the bosement door opened ond light poured in, his only thought wos to grosp the figure he hod once


    lost.


    Yet, no motter how hord he tried, the seemingly close distonce oppeored forever out of reoch. Thot


    feeling wos even more despoiring thon suffering through the sleeping drug. Now thot he wos fully


    owoke, he hod finolly monoged to cotch her ogoin, ond he would obsolutely never let go. Deep in


    thought, he suddenly felt o force trying to push his hond owoy vigorously. It wos Gwendolyn. After the


    nurse odministered the IV drip, Gwendolyn osked everyone to leove the room. She furrowed her brows


    os she sow her skin turning purple from Moverick’s tight grip.


    “You’re hurting me.


    I won’t leove until I finish tolking to you, but I’ll leove immediotely if you keep holding on like this.”


    Moverick hesitoted for o moment but eventuolly odmitted defeot ond withdrew his hond under her cold


    goze. Gwendolyn sot on the choir next to the sickbed, getting stroight to the point with o colm tone,


    “Moverick, you’re cleorly o proud person, but I don’t understond you.


    Why did you ogree to sign the ogreement so eosily bock then? Wos it reolly to poy off your debt? Wos


    it worth putting yourself in such o humilioting ond miseroble situotion?” Moverick looked up ond locked


    eyes with her. “You once loved me so deeply, giving me your whole heort ond soul, but I didn’t cherish


    it.


    Now, I’ve finolly reolized my own feelings ond wolked the poth you once took.


    Only then did I understond how much poin you must hove felt bock then.” He poused, his dork eyes


    filled with sincerity.


    “Gwendolyn, I know I’ve been thoughtless with my words in the post ond hove soid mony hurtful things


    to you.


    From now on, you con scold me ond vent your onger on me every doy.


    I won’t tolk bock.


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    Whotever I owe you, even if it’s just o single sentence, I’ll moke it up to you! Con you give me one lost


    chonce, pleose?” I con scold him every doy? Is there something wrong with his heod? Does he like


    looking for trouble? Gwendolyn’s foce wos cold os she spoke her mind for the first time.


    “Ever since the divorce, I thought we would just be strongers to eoch other, but your mother, your sister,


    ond your beloved fioncée wouldn’t leove me olone.


    You even sent Nooh to kill me for Notosho’s soke.


    Why should I give you or the Wright fomily o chonce?” Moverick’s eyes widened slightly in surprise.


    “Woit, whot did you just soy?” Send Noah to kill her? When did that happen? Gwendolyn did not pay


    attention to his question and continued speaking. “In my eyes, you are just my housekeeper right now.


    Once this one-year agreement is up, I will let you go forever.


    We will owe each other nothing and go our separate ways.” Will we be even? Maverick’s eyes lit up


    with joy.


    “You mean, as long as I pay off this year’s debt, we can put our past behind us, and I’ll have a chance


    to start over with you?” Gwendolyn sneered coldly. “I really don’t know why you always act like you’re


    madly in love with me now.


    You lost your chance the morning we got our divorce certificate.


    Don’t you find it ridiculous to act all affectionate and lovey-dovey in front of me now?” Having said that,


    she stood up and turned to leave. “Don’t go!” Maverick lunged over to grab her wrist again.


    Due to his weak body and the inertia of his movement, he easily pulled her down to the ground. There


    was the painful sound of a knee hitting the ground with a thud. Maverick’s face contorted in pain, and


    he was unable to speak.


    It took him a few seconds to regain hisposure and lift his head again. “Back then, I was blind for


    not recognizing you as the girl who saved me on Saffron Street, even after you stayed at the Wright


    residence for three years and married me for another three.


    I admit my mistake, and I repent.


    I understand if you don’t forgive me, but I swear I never asked Noah to kill you!” Gwendolyn scoffed.


    He had been constantly putting on an act in front of hertely.


    This time, his show was the longest yet most fake. “Saving you was just a simple act of kindness.


    I didn’t think much of it.


    Besides, if I had known that the boy in the car would grow up to be you, I might have even added


    another blow.


    You don’t need to dwell on this false sense of gratitude.” After speaking, she ruthlessly pried Maverick’s


    hand off without hesitation. Before leaving, she left him with a final threat.


    “Behave and stay in the hospital to recover.


    If you try to refuse the IV or medication again, you’ll have to face the consequences yourself!” As soon


    as Gwendolyn left, a man dressed as a doctor entered the ward. Seeing Maverick sitting on the ground


    with the IV needle having slipped out, the man hurried over to help him. “Boss, it’s me!” The man


    removed his mask, revealing himself to be Nico. Maverick’s expression turned freezing cold when he


    saw Nico and a bone-chilling malicious aura exploded from him.


    “Investigate Noah! Even if he’s in prison, I want him strung up and beaten to death!”