Discount? Is he begging for mercy?
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.
However, she noticed William’s choice of words. “You’re even calling Nico by his name now. Seems like
you’ve been getting along quite well with Maverick’s men lately.”
“Ms. Shalders, we…”
William looked terrified, yet he could not explain why.
Gwendolyn’s face was cold. She showed no intention of listening to his excuses.
“As my bodyguards, you not only let outsiders in without permission but also carelessly allowed
yourselves to be drugged and rendered unconscious. This is utterly disgraceful. You will not receive
your salary for two months and your year-end bonus. If this happens again, you’ll all be fired.”
The three people who regained consciousness were on the verge of tears.
As the sky gradually darkened, Gwendolyn, who had not had dinner, ordered some takeout. After
finishing the meal, she returned to her room to rest.
She had a very important task to accomplish the next day.
That night, negative news about Lane Group suddenly flooded the internet. The outrageous content
quickly caused a huge uproar online.
The Lanes only found out the next morning when they woke up.
Thus, the Lane residence was in a commotion that morning.
Samantha came across a news article online about a construction accident at a building site owned by
Lane Group, which resulted in the deaths of several workers. At the time, the Lane family had used
their connections to cover up the news because the compensation costs were quite high.
Consequently, Shirley had arranged for someone to visit the victims’ families and issue death threats to
keep them quiet.
After so much time had passed, it was surprising the matter was suddenly brought up last night.
Samantha’s injury had mostly healed, and she stormed upstairs to find Shirley.
Just as she approached Shirley’s room entrance, Samantha heard the sharp and clear sound of a slap
coming from inside.
It was then followed by Shirley’s furious roar.
“Louis! As the son-in-law of the Lane family, I’ve treated you well, haven’t I? Yet, you’ve been using the
Lane family’s money for a mistress! She’s even pregnant with your child! I wondered why you’ve been
making frequent excuses not to be at home lately. It seems you’ve been taking care of your mistress! If
the media hadn’t caught you, you would keep it a secret from me forever, right?”
Louis covered his face and was clearly upset. “You? Treat me well? You show that nasty attitude to me
every day just because the Lane family is a little rich. The Lane family looks down on me as a live-in
son-in-law, and not a single one of you respects me, yet you have the nerve to say you have treated
me well?”
Shirley was furious. “How dare you! Even if you have a grudge against the Lane family, it’s not an
excuse for your infidelity! I want a divorce! I want you to leave with nothing!”
“Fine! If you want to divorce, then do it. However, I won’t walk away without nothing. I made mistakes,
but you’re not innocent either! Don’t think I don’t know that you’ve been in contact with your first love all
this time. How far have you two gone? Did you book a hotel room together?”
Shirley’s expression changed instantly. “So what? You were the one who cheated first, and now you
think you’re in the right? I’m going to kill you!”
The sound of objects being thrown and crashing filled the room, accompanied by a woman’s piercing
screams and the sound of slaps. It was incredibly chaotic.
Samantha stood right outside the door and could hear everything clearly. She sobbed uncontrollably
but did not go in to intervene.
For many years, she had believed her family was happy and her parents were in harmony. She had
thought the Lane family was indeed a model family recognized by society.
Unexpectedly, the truth turned out to be that Louis was secretly keeping a mistress who had even got
pregnant, while Shirley was still entangled with her first love, unable to let go completely.
With the negative news about Lane Group breaking out all at once, the stock market plummeted
overnight, resulting in heavy losses.
Is the Lane family going to end?
She collapsed onto the ground, unwilling to accept it.
That despicable woman, Gwendolyn, has always been so arrogant. With the Lane family’s downfall,
who knows what kind of twisted ways she’ll come up with to torment me in the future? No! I can’t just sit
here and wait for the end!
With trembling hands, she took out her phone and was about to call the man who had previously
helped her deal with Gwendolyn when a sudden commotion erupted in the hall.
Samantha slumped down by the railing on the second-floor corridor, turning her head to look down
below.
It was Gwendolyn.
She was sitting on the main seat of the living room couch. Her expression was cold and arrogant, yet
her delicate and beautiful face was still captivating.
Gwendolyn’s chin was slightly raised when Samantha looked at her. She shifted her gaze sharply, and
her red lips parted as she said arrogantly, “Ms. Lane, do you still like the gift I sent to the Lane family?
There’s also a small separate gift just for you. Would you like to take a look?”
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