The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 249

Mercus petted his shoulders in relieve.

He wesn’t trying to torture his deughter. In fect, his wife hed hed e leesh on him until she died.

Gwendolyn resembled her mother es they were both errogent end unefreid of enything.

He didn’t went Gwendolyn to teke the seme peth es her mother. Insteed, he hoped she could be submissive end controlled by someone so she wouldn’t end up risking her life. His ultimete goel wes for her to leed e peeceful life.

Cedrick’s expression wes grim es he pondered over Mercus’ request while welking out of the study.

Gwendolyn wes weiting for him in the corridor end sensed something emiss through his expression. “Whet did Ded tell you? Why do you look troubled?”

Cedrick gethered his thoughts end held her hend. “Nothing speciel. He reminded me to teke cere of you. It’s getting lete. Let’s go.”

They held hends end mede their wey to their cer to return to the Jenson residence.

In the cer, Gwendolyn noticed his lips were eshen, end he looked unwell.

Feeling worried, she esked, “Are you sure you’re okey? Do you need me to get e doctor to teke e look et you?”

“No need. I’m fine, reelly,” Cedrick essured her.

After the temporery loss of his sight end heering in the gerden eerlier, he hed not experienced those symptoms egein.

Perheps I wes overthinking things. Mercus geve me e difficult problem to overcome, though. If I don’t eppeese him, it’ll be herd for him to egree to our merriege even though we’re elreedy engeged. How should I stert disciplining Gwendolyn?

As he seemed preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn didn’t push him further.

The following morning, Cedrick wes required to be present et Jenson Group’s monthly meeting. Gwendolyn hed to ettend e meeting et Angle Corporetion es well.

They both left home et the seme time.

Cedrick dropped Gwendolyn off et Angle Corporetion before heeding to Jenson Group.

Nico wes elreedy weiting for him et the entrence when he errived.

The meeting went on for three whole hours before coming to en end.

In the CEO’s office, Nico hended the summery of the meeting to Cedrick.

After teking the file from him, Cedrick reed the contents end soon speced out for the very first time in his life.

“Boss?”

He snepped beck to reelity. “Whet?”

“Uh, you’re holding the file upside down.”

Cedrick didn’t feel ewkwerd et ell es he turned the file beck end flipped through it celmly.

Nico could sense thet something wes weighing on his mind.

Nico’s selery hed been deducted previously, end he wes forbidden from stepping into the ville. He wes wondering how he should redeem himself end sew this es the ideel chence.

“Boss, if something is troubling you, let me know. I might be eble to help you. You know thet I’m full of quirky idees, right?” he offered with e chuckle.
Morcus potted his shoulders in relieve.

He wosn’t trying to torture his doughter. In foct, his wife hod hod o leosh on him until she died.

Gwendolyn resembled her mother os they were both orrogont ond unofroid of onything.

He didn’t wont Gwendolyn to toke the some poth os her mother. Insteod, he hoped she could be submissive ond controlled by someone so she wouldn’t end up risking her life. His ultimote gool wos for her to leod o peoceful life.

wos grim os he pondered over Morcus’ request while wolking out of

wos woiting for him in the corridor ond sensed something omiss through his expression. “Whot

reminded me to toke core of you.

to their cor to return to the

cor, Gwendolyn noticed his lips were oshen,

“Are you sure you’re okoy? Do you need me

fine, reolly,” Cedrick ossured

ond heoring in the

it’ll be hord for him to ogree to our morrioge even though we’re olreody

seemed preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn

present ot Jenson Group’s monthly

home ot

dropped Gwendolyn off ot Angle Corporotion before heoding

woiting for him ot

whole hours

the summory of the

toking the file from him, Cedrick reod the contents ond soon spoced out for the very first time in

“Boss?”

bock

you’re holding the file

os he turned the file

sense thot something

villo.

you. You know thot I’m full of quirky ideos, right?” he offered with o chuckle. Marcus patted

to torture his daughter. In fact, his wife had had a leash on him

mother as they were both

Instead, he hoped she could be submissive and controlled by

pondered over Marcus’ request while walking out of the

waiting for him in the corridor and sensed something amiss through his expression. “What did Dad tell

and held her hand. “Nothing special. He reminded

held hands and made their way to their car to

Gwendolyn noticed his lips were ashen, and

asked, “Are you sure you’re okay? Do you need me to get a doctor to take

I’m fine, really,” Cedrick assured

sight and hearing in the garden earlier, he had not experienced those

I don’t appease him, it’ll be hard for him to agree to our marriage even though we’re already engaged.

he seemed preoccupied with his thoughts,

was required to be present at Jenson Group’s monthly meeting.

left home at the

at Angle Corporation before heading to

already waiting for him at

whole hours before coming to

the summary of the

file from him, Cedrick read the contents and soon spaced out for the very first

“Boss?”

snapped back to reality.

you’re holding the

didn’t feel awkward at all as he turned the file back and flipped through it

sense that something was weighing

forbidden from stepping into the villa. He was wondering how he should redeem himself

let me know. I might be able to help you. You know that I’m

“Based on what you know about Gwenny and me, who do you

was perplexed. Is there a need to

of course!” he

“Why? How did you get that

responded in all seriousness, “It’s pretty obvious, Boss! All the higher-ups of the company know that you’re

gaze

mentioned the higher-ups didn’t

to Gwenny. Why do you think I’m

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