The Ex and Her Riches

Nico had his back to Gwendolyn. He did not turn around immediately but surreptitiously exchanged a look with Cedrick.

Gwendolyn wore a blank expression and look entirely bewildered.

She had overheard the two men’s conversation from afar when she came upstairs after concluding her phone call. Due to the distance, however, she did not manage to make out everything, merely catching a somewhat unfamiliar keyword.

“Well?”

Receiving no response from either man, she alternated her gaze between them both.

Nico whirled around. Seeing that her expression seemed genuinely calm, he reckoned that she did not hear much and fibbed with a smile, “A suppressant is a type of drug found in laboratories. But Mr. Jenson and I were discussing a Federal Bureau of Investigation’s confidential mission just now, so I might not be able to disclose much to you, Ms. Gwendolyn.”

“Really?” Gwendolyn cast her gaze at Cedrick, tilting her head a fraction.

Cedrick nodded without any change in expression. “You want to know, Gwenny? If you really want to know, I don’t mind telling you.”

Gwendolyn pondered for a moment. “Never mind. Since it’s confidential, you’d best not tell me about it. I’m not that interested in knowing anyway.”

Nico and Cedrick furtively breathed a sigh of relief at that.

“I’ll leave you two to talk, then, Ms. Gwendolyn. Please excuse me.”

Gwendolyn dipped her head in acknowledgment. Once Nico left, she sat down on the edge of Cedrick’s bed and checked his chest wound. After two days, it had healed significantly.

In truth, she had not been mad at him for real for the past two days. She had merely used it as an excuse to sleep in a different room for fear that he would misbehave at night and employ everything in his arsenal to entice her into being intimate with him.

I can’t touch him to ensure that he recovers as soon as possible! But why are the hickeys on him still so distinct? How strange.

A frown marred her countenance. Unbidden, she swung her gaze at Cedrick, only to notice the shifty and peculiar look in his eyes.

“It’s been a few days. Why haven’t the hickeys on you faded at all? Did you pinch yourself for the effect?”

“Of course not! How could I possibly do such a strange thing? But it was the first time you initiated things. Isn’t it nice to have them as a token of remembrance?” Cedrick denied it to the bitter end.

it evident that she was

have a shower,

her with unfathomable ebony eyes

hasn’t healed completely, so it can’t come into contact with water. How about I have Nico come in to

only person who can see me

his forlorn expression! Gwendolyn caressed his handsome

across her crystalline eyes that sparkled like stars. Her ruby-red lips curved into a

“I have no issue about serving

lit up, and his heart

I’ll help to wipe you down. Then, I don’t have

anticipation brimming in his eyes, Cedrick

going to get something from the

Get something?

that something was not

to the adjacent bedroom

had her hands behind her with a mysterious expression on

bed and slowly

his shirt patiently with her

that, her cool fingers would inadvertently brush

him tremble violently. At the

Has

he saw her whipping out a dark green jar she had hidden

was promptly at a

of dark brown salve with a finger. Rubbing it between her palms until it

especially got from the doctor yesterday, Ceddy. It’s good for blood circulation and removing blood stasis, helping to speed up the fading of bruises. The marks on your body will

She sounded exceedingly impish.

eyes emanated a determination to destroy the

anyone else to learn about the bountiful achievement I

Cedrick was rendered speechless.

really shouldn’t have had high

eyes, and her curiosity was piqued. “Why

first time giving

jaw and hissed through

effort into the massage with the techniques she