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

emerged from the lab, it

to his car to pick Gwendolyn up from Angle when he encountered Asher walking in his direction in a pilot’s uniform. The latter was wearing an insidious look, while his wife, Sienna,

that they had just disembarked from the plane, and from the scowl on their faces, it was

greeted them politely, “It’s a pleasure to see

the glowering Asher paid him no heed and

with him. Concealing the weird look in his eyes, he asked, “What brings you to Salinsburgh, Mr.

gun and pointed it at Cedrick’s head. The murderous look in

stunned by the sudden turn

with his

murderous intent, Asher answered, “I’m going to

at her office,

promised to come and pick me up for dinner. He has always

about to give him a call, she received

trying to

shocked. Why is

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

“Oh no!”

a moment’s hesitation, she grabbed her handbag and took

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

are you

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

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

gun. Yet the hostility he exuded didn’t diminish

on Cedrick. “Did my brother hit you? Are you

curled his lips into a smile. “There’s no way I would allow

brought Gwendolyn a sense of relief. He appears

“Gwendolyn, do you know that he

a few days ago, he was still wondering why Gwendolyn was suddenly so intrigued

that a long time ago, Asher. Everything that happened back then was nothing but a

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

“No, Asher!”

in Fairlake. If it wasn’t for him, I