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.”

agreeing on the surface, Cedrick was

the time they emerged from the lab, it was almost

when he encountered Asher walking in his direction in a pilot’s uniform. The latter was wearing an insidious look, while his wife, Sienna, was also beside

from the scowl on their faces,

a pleasure to see you, Mr.

the glowering Asher paid him no

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

gun and pointed it at

was stunned by the sudden

broke out across his lips. Appearing relaxed with his hands in his pockets, he locked gazes with Asher. “What’s the meaning

answered, “I’m going to kill

for Cedrick for five minutes at her

up

to give him a call, she

Mr. Asher is trying to kill Mr. Jenson at the

was shocked. Why is Asher back so

she remembered seeking Asher’s help to check Cedrick’s

“Oh no!”

handbag and took a

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

then suggested with a smile, “Whatever it is, why don’t we

when Asher refused to budge, Sienna helped persuade him, “Hubby, why don’t you put away the

gun. Yet the hostility he exuded

around to check on Cedrick.

head, Cedrick held her warm and dainty hand as he curled his lips into a smile. “There’s no way I would allow

brought Gwendolyn a sense of

frowned upon seeing the two interacting intimately with each other. Narrowing his eyes, he thundered, “Gwendolyn, do you know that

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

Asher. Everything that happened back then was nothing but

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

“No, Asher!”

that, he has rescued me thrice in Fairlake. If it wasn’t for