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 actually not paying much

they emerged from the lab,

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

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

“It’s a pleasure to see you, Mr. Asher, Mrs.

nodded in acknowledgment, the glowering Asher paid

to build a good rapport with him. Concealing

away, Asher pulled out a gun and pointed it

by the sudden turn of

with his hands in his pockets,

Asher answered, “I’m going to

waited for Cedrick for five minutes at her

to come and pick me up for dinner.

him

is trying to kill

shocked. Why is Asher back so

her brows as she remembered seeking Asher’s

“Oh no!”

she grabbed her handbag and took a taxi

came to a stop, she could already see, through the car window, Asher pointing a gun at Cedrick’s head. The murderous look on his face

what are you

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 won’t

“Hubby, why don’t you put away

gun. Yet the hostility he exuded didn’t

on Cedrick.

as he curled his lips into a smile. “There’s no way I would allow anyone other than you to lay

a sense

intimately with each other. Narrowing his eyes, he thundered, “Gwendolyn, do you know that he has been lying to

Gwendolyn was suddenly so intrigued with her fiancé. Upon further investigations, he discovered that Cedrick was actually

found out about that a long time ago, Asher. Everything that happened back then was nothing but a misunderstanding. It no longer

tone remained just as frosty. “That’s because he tricked you! You can’t forgive him for wasting three years of your youth just like that. I’m going to cancel the

“No, Asher!”

Fairlake. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have returned to Salinsburgh in one piece. Even Treyton