The Ex and Her Riches

Cedrick maintained an indifferent expression, as if he wasn’t the one the doctor had just pronounced a death sentence upon.

“Are you saying that if I fail to suppress the virus, I might die at any moment?”

Joshua lowered his head without answering, seemingly replying in the affirmative.

His response caused Cedrick to fall silent, as he had assumed that the suppressant would easily help him live decades more.

If he had known about it earlier, he wouldn’t have let Gwendolyn know that he was still alive. The last thing he wanted was for her to be once again devastated by his death.

Overwhelmed by the grim atmosphere, Nico failed to keep his emotions in check and began tearing up.

Hearing his assistant’s sniffles, Cedrick shot him a glare. “What are you crying for? I’m not dead yet.”

“I… I just feel…”

I just feel pity for you, Boss… You’re barely thirty. Yet you’re tormented by your illness and have to live out your days in suspense. I can’t believe how cruel life is to you!

Scratching his head, Joshua remarked awkwardly, “Actually, the situation isn’t as bad as you think. I was just painting a hypothetical scenario. As long as Cedrick gets his treatment on schedule and maintains a strong immune system, my suppressant can keep him alive for at least twenty more years.”

The look on Nico’s face was still depressed. “What happens after that?”

Joshua threw Cedrick a confident look. “With twenty years to go, I’m sure I’ll come up with an antidote that will help Cedrick live a long life.”

The tension in the room gradually eased when everyone learned that there was still hope for a cure.

Blowing his nose with a tissue, Nico complained, “Prof. Mallory, can’t you tell us everything in one go? You scared us to death!”

Joshua chuckled as he injected another dose of the suppressant into Cedrick to enhance the drug’s effects. On top of that, he prescribed medication to help the latter’s wounds heal and painkillers for Cedrick’s chest pain.

Finally, he reminded his patient to restrain his lust and refrain from doing intense “bed exercises.”

on the surface, Cedrick was

the time they emerged from the lab, it was almost time to get off

was heading to his car to pick Gwendolyn up from Angle when he encountered Asher walking in his direction in a pilot’s

had just disembarked from the plane, and from the scowl on their faces, it was clear that both of them were

pleasure

glowering Asher paid him no heed

was his former brother-in-law, Cedrick had to build a good rapport with him. Concealing the weird look in his eyes,

meter away, Asher pulled out a gun and pointed it at Cedrick’s head. The murderous look in his eyes couldn’t

Nico was stunned by

a smirk broke out across his lips. Appearing relaxed with his

answered,

had waited for Cedrick for five minutes at her office, but there was still no sign of

me up for dinner. He has always

give him a call, she received a

Mr. Asher is trying to kill Mr. Jenson

was shocked. Why is Asher

her brows as she remembered seeking Asher’s help to check Cedrick’s

“Oh no!”

moment’s hesitation, she grabbed her handbag

came to a stop, she could already see, through the car window, Asher pointing a

are you

one hand and shielded Cedrick behind her with the other. She then suggested with a smile, “Whatever it is, why don’t we talk about it? There’s no point in resorting to violence. Bullets

refused to budge, Sienna helped persuade him, “Hubby, why don’t you put away the gun? You might

gun. Yet the hostility he

to check on Cedrick. “Did my brother hit

hand as he curled his lips into a smile. “There’s

a sense of relief. He appears

thundered, “Gwendolyn, do you know that he has been lying to you all this time

days ago, he was still wondering why Gwendolyn was suddenly so intrigued with her fiancé. Upon further investigations, he discovered that Cedrick

Asher. Everything that happened back then was nothing but a

wasting three years of your youth just like that. I’m going to cancel

“No, Asher!”

of that, he has rescued me thrice in Fairlake. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have