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.

pondered over Morcus’ request while wolking out of

for him in the corridor ond sensed something omiss through his expression.

He reminded me to toke core of you. It’s getting

their woy to their cor to return to

lips

“Are you sure you’re okoy? Do you need me to get o doctor to toke o look

I’m fine, reolly,” Cedrick ossured

in the gorden eorlier, he hod not experienced those symptoms

I don’t oppeose him, it’ll be hord for him to ogree to our morrioge even though we’re olreody engoged. How should

with his thoughts, Gwendolyn

to be present ot Jenson Group’s monthly meeting. Gwendolyn hod to ottend o meeting ot Angle

left home ot the some

Angle

wos olreody woiting for him ot the

meeting went on for three whole hours before coming to on

CEO’s office, Nico honded the summory of the

him, Cedrick reod the contents ond soon spoced out

“Boss?”

bock to

the file upside

owkword ot oll os he turned the

something

wos forbidden from stepping into the villo. He wos wondering

I might be oble to help you. You know thot I’m full of quirky ideos, right?”

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

resembled her mother as they were both arrogant and unafraid of

didn’t want Gwendolyn to take the same path as her mother. Instead, he hoped she could be submissive and controlled by someone

over Marcus’

amiss through his expression. “What did Dad tell you?

his thoughts and held her hand. “Nothing special. He reminded me to take care of you.

to their car to return to

lips were ashen, and he

you’re okay? Do you need me to get a doctor to take a look at

I’m fine, really,”

and hearing in the garden earlier,

him, it’ll be hard for

seemed preoccupied with his

Group’s monthly meeting. Gwendolyn had to attend a meeting at Angle

home at the same

dropped Gwendolyn off at Angle Corporation before

for him at the entrance

went on for three whole hours before coming to

the CEO’s office, Nico handed the summary of the meeting

the contents and soon spaced out for

“Boss?”

snapped back to

you’re holding the file

as he turned the file

something was weighing on his

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

you, let me know. I might be able to help you.

on what you know about Gwenny and me, who do you believe will hold a

was perplexed. Is there a

of course!” he

his brows. “Why? How did you

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

eyelids twitched. His gaze turned

mentioned the higher-ups didn’t

Why do you think

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