The Ex and Her Riches

Cedrick sighed lightly. He felt immensely guilty thinking about William’s words.

“Hurry up and go. I’ve made her suffer so much in the past six months. I should give her something in return so I don’t feel too indebted to her.”

Nico hesitated to speak. You no longer owe Ms. Gwendolyn anything!

Nevertheless, Nico knew Cedrick loved Gwendolyn too much and would do everything he could to please her.

He’s expressing his love too humbly. Nico genuinely felt sorry for him, yet he was powerless to help.

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When Gwendolyn woke up, the first thing she did was check her body for any visible hickeys.

The cotton quilt was neatly folded on the small couch.

It seemed Cedrick didn’t take advantage of her last night.

He was even willing to sleep on the couch. She realized he was quite a decent man, unlike the rumors she had heard about him.

Gwendolyn remembered everything that happened before she got drunk and passed out last night, but because of the effect of alcohol, her mind felt fuzzy.

The matter related to Cedrick was too peculiar. She reckoned she needed to investigate further.

When Gwendolyn learned Valentino had invited her for breakfast, she intended to refuse initially, but recalling Cedrick’s matter, she thought it would be best for her to go.

At the dining table, Gwendolyn chatted with Valentino, “Old Mr. Jenson, I heard Mr. Jenson came back only half a year ago. I met him in person last night. He’s quite handsome, but why are there rumors that he looks hideous?”

his expression, “Since he gained a foothold in Salinsburgh, too many socialites approached and

probed further, “Has he

a puzzled look, his wrinkled

Jenson is so good-looking, I wanted to see if there were any old photos

any. He hates

to Maverick. Subsequently, she fell silent

home, Gwendolyn was reminded of the words Triss told her

from carrying out a mission in the army half a year ago, covered in blood and badly wounded. I heard he was coughing up blood every day. Grandpa was petrified to

returned home, scarred and battered, also half a year ago. Is there a connection between the two

she made a call to

took the initiative to contact

a solemn expression, Gwendolyn asked, “Triss, I’m calling you today mainly

What do you want to know about Cedrick? I’ll tell

return to the

the other end of the line, contemplated for a moment.

do you notice anything different

really. Cedrick was sent to the army at a young age and rarely returned

weird. Gwendolyn added, “Previously, I heard you mentioned he was injured when he returned half a year ago. Where was he injured?

wounds. I only heard from the servants at Grandpa’s villa that he was gravely hurt. Still, I’m certain his

to Gwendolyn

made some small talk with Triss

are you suddenly

didn’t bother responding to his teasing. She merely said, “William, I can’t shake off this feeling that something’s weird.

Mr. Wright was already seriously injured before the incident, his chances of surviving were meager since he charged into

the body is fake? What if they found someone with a similar physique as him to replace

why isn’t he returning to find you? He was really

also one thing that baffled

stared out of the car window and became lost in her

small habitual movements when he was nervous were exactly the same as Maverick. Could such a coincidence really happen? But why doesn’t he have any scars? A burn caused by the S40 strong corrosive potion would definitely leave scars, and it’s difficult to remove them