Chapter 52
Wooing My Ex-Wife
Chapter 52 Here to Give You a Gift It was the dead of night when Natasha was sent to the hospital for treatment.
+25 Bonus The preliminary diagnosis by the doctor revealed that she had two broken ribs, a mild concussion, and â plenty of minor wounds.
Thankfully, none of her injuries were life-threatening.
As Maverick sat on the bench outside the operating room, thoughts known only to himself swirled about in his head.
After the incident, he had Noah report it to the Mossey family.
It wasnât until the sun had risen that Jerome and Madelyn finally arrived at the hospital.
âOh, my poor daughter! How could something like this have happened?â Madelynâs cries echoed throughout the corridor, but strangely enough, her eyes were devoid of tears.
In fact, one could even say she looked quite happy with the whole thing.
On the contrary, Jerome walked over to Maverick with a sorrowful expression on his face.
Stopping in front of the latter, he offered the young man some comforting words after seeing the dark look in his eyes.
Without replying to Jerome, Maverick said politely.
Please have a seat, Mr. and Mrs.
Mossey.
â Jerome pressed on, âMr. Wright, what happened? How did Nat get hurt? Who did this to her?â It wasnât so long ago that Inez got into an accident and was left in a vegetative state.
And now, Natasha got herself into trouble, too.
Is someone targeting the Mossey family? Or is Lady Luck just not on my familyâs side? After remaining silent for a while, Maverick replied, âNoahâs already looking into this.
â Noticing that Maverick wasnât in the mood to talk, Jerome stopped pressing the issue and went over to sit on a nearby bench.
Just two minutes later, the light shining above the operating room door went out.
The doctor came out and said that Natashaâs operation was very successful.
Except for the fact that she would have limited mobility for the time being, there was no major problem, and she was ready to be transferred to a normal VIP ward.
Maverick, Jerome, and Madelyn followed along and came to the ward to visit Natasha.
With bandages wrapped all over her body, Natasha painstakingly opened her swollen eyes and began crying the moment she saw Maverick come in.
âMave, I would have already been dead if it wasnât for you! Fortunately, you came just in time and stopped those b*stards from violating me.
Mave, I really canât leave you.
Stay here with me, wonât you?â Natasha held onto his hand weakly.
Who would have thought that I would end up shooting myself in the foot? All I wanted was to provoke him by sending that text to him, I wanted him to know that Gwendolynâs nothing but a dirty slt that can be used by anyone.
This way, heâll put all his attention on me.
I never expected that that text would end up saving my life, Chapter 52 Here to Give You a Gift Maverick sat beside her and sighed softly.
+25 Bonus Seeing his indifferent attitude.
Natasha felt dejected.
âMave, arenât you going to say something to comfort me? Could it be that you donât love me anymore now that Iâm ugly?â Before Maverick could reply, Jerome shot a look at his daughter.
âNat, stop throwing a tantrum.
Or course Mr. Wright still loves you.
Now tell me who did this to you.
Iâll seek justice for you.
â âIâ¦â At the mention of that, Natasha looked as if she had just recalled some traumatic memories and started sobbing again.
âAll I remembered was Gwendolyn saying she had something to talk to me about, so I hailed a cab to go find her.
The next thing I knew, I was knocked out on the way and woke up in that small hut.
It was so dark inside that I couldnât see anything.
Someone was hitting and kicking me, saying that it was Gwendolynâs instruction and that they were going to torture me to deathâ¦â She paused and muttered, âI was so scared.
So scaredâ¦â After saying that, Natasha shrank away into a ball.
It was as if the memory was too horrifying for her.
She started trembling, making her look pitiful and helpless.
Jerome was boiling with fury upon hearing that and looked toward Maverick.
âMr. Wright, being Natâs fiancé, Iâm sure youâre not going to just sit idly by and do nothing, are you? In any case, that woman, Gwendolyn, must have something to do with this.
For her to bully Nat like this is akin to giving the Wright family a slap in the face! You must avenge Nat!â
Being the sly old fox that he was, Jerome was well aware of the fact that Gwendolyn was protected by Joaquin of the Zipper family.
With how little power the Mossey family wielded, he knew there was no way he could wage war against them.
As such, he could only rely on Maverick.
In response, Maverick pursed his lips and replied with a darkened gaze, âIf Tasha really was wronged, Iâll definitely help her, but only on the premise that she tells me everything without hiding anything.
â Natasha was stunned upon hearing that.
I made this whole thing up.
The more I speak, the higher the possibility Iâll slip up.
With how smart Maverick is, heâll definitely doubt my story if I mess up even the tiniest of details.
All I can do now is to try and talk myself out of this and then discuss some countermeasures with Eloise later.
With that thought in mind, she cradled her head and put on a pained expression.
âMy head hurts! I canât remember anythingâ¦â Seeing this, Jerome said, âNat just woke up.
I donât think asking her too many questions is good for her recovery.
Why donât we head out first and let her have a good rest?â Still indifferent as ever, Maverick nodded.
Just when they were prepared to leave the ward, the door suddenly opened before two handsome, burly men came in.
Jerome and Madelyn were puzzled by the menâs sudden entrance.
The two men went and stood at the door, one on each side.
Soon after, Gwendolyn came waltzing in in $13.
25 Mon, May Chapter 52 Here to Give You a Gift her high heels, looking as beautiful as ever with her ruby-red lips.
+25 Bonus Madelyn, who had not said a word since she entered the ward, was left stunned when she saw the woman.
Doesnât she know that weâre talking about whatâs the best way to deal with her? I canât believe she has the gall to strut in here like she owns the place! Displeased by Gwendolynâs attitude and thinking that she didnât mind a bit more drama, Madelyn decided to add fuel to the fire by saying, âDarling, do you see how arrogant she is? I bet sheâs here to check if your daughter is dead.
â Jeromeâs face darkened when he heard that.
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âYou came at just the right time.
Let us settle the matter of you purposely hurting my daughter!â Meanwhile, Maverick simply stood at the side.
Although he didnât say anything, his towering build made it hard for others to ignore his presence.
Gwendolyn instinctively glanced at him, only to realize that his gaze had never left her from the moment she entered the ward.
His dark eyes were unfathomable.
She looked away and settled her sight on Jerome, her lips curling into a smile.
âYouâre absolutely right, Mr. Mossey.
Itâs time I settle some things with your daughter, but Iâm afraid it wonât have anything to do with the matter you mentioned earlier.
â âWhat do you mean by that?â Jerome stared at her dubiously.
Remembering how she had lost to Gwendolyn twice, Natasha shuddered when she saw how the former had waltzed into her ward nonchalantly.
She subconsciously cowered behind Jerome, who was closest to her.
âDad, save me! Sheâs going to hurt me! Sheâs definitely gunning for my life! Iâm scared! I donât want to see herâ¦â Natasha broke down crying and complaining.
Seeing his daughter getting bullied to the point of acting like this, Jerome felt his heart break.
âThis is a private ward.
My daughter is emotionally unstable, so please get out.
â Gwendolyn flashed a sweet smile.
âWhatâs the hurry? Iâm here bearing gifts.
â Upon saying that, she clapped her hands.
A group of people entered the ward on her cue before hanging two large banners neatly on the wall opposite Natashaâs bed.
âThis is my way of encouraging her.
I hope Ms. Mossey gets well soon.
â With a kind smile on her face, Gwendolyn added, âAs for Ms. Mosseyâs accusation of me having something to do with her unfortunate incident, do come at me with all the evidence you can provide.
Iâm more than happy to play along.
â With that, she turned on her heel and left with her two bodyguards in tow.
Seeing that she was leaving, Maverick followed after her with a grim expression, Chapter 52 Here to Give You a Gift +25 Bonus Meanwhile, Natashaâs and the Mossey coupleâs attention were on the banners, so they didnât realize Maverick had left.
Upon getting a clearer look at what was written on the banners, Natasha was so infuriated that she was on the verge of coughing up a mouthful of blood.