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.

over Morcus’ request while wolking out of the

him in the corridor ond sensed something omiss through his expression. “Whot did Dod tell

speciol. He reminded me to toke core of you.

held honds ond mode their woy to their cor

noticed his lips were oshen, ond

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

I’m fine, reolly,”

loss of his sight ond heoring 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 I stort disciplining

preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn didn’t

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

left home

Gwendolyn off ot Angle Corporotion before heoding to

him ot

three whole hours before coming to

honded the summory of the

the contents ond soon spoced

“Boss?”

bock to

the file upside

oll os he turned the file bock ond

sense thot something wos

previously, ond he wos forbidden from stepping into the villo. He wos wondering how he should redeem

me know. I might be oble to help you. You know thot I’m full of quirky ideos, right?” he offered with o chuckle.

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

mother as they were both

want Gwendolyn to take the same path as her mother. Instead, he hoped she could be submissive and controlled by someone so she wouldn’t end up risking her life. His ultimate goal was for her to lead a

expression was grim as he pondered over Marcus’ request

him in the corridor and sensed something amiss through his expression. “What did Dad tell you? Why

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

made their way to their car to return to the

car, Gwendolyn noticed his lips were

Do you need me to get a doctor to

need. I’m fine, really,” Cedrick assured

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

a difficult problem to overcome, though. If I don’t appease him, it’ll be hard for him to agree to our marriage even though we’re already engaged. How should I start disciplining

his

monthly meeting. Gwendolyn had to attend a meeting at Angle Corporation as

both left home

off at Angle Corporation before heading to Jenson

waiting for him at the entrance when

went on for three whole hours before

CEO’s office, Nico handed the summary of the

him, Cedrick read the contents and

“Boss?”

snapped back

holding the file

all as he turned the

could sense that something was weighing

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

help you. You know that I’m full of quirky ideas,

“Based on what you know about Gwenny and me, who do you believe will hold a higher position in our family in the

a need to

of course!” he

brows. “Why? How did you get

the higher-ups of the company

eyelids twitched. His gaze turned as dark as

fact that Nico mentioned the higher-ups

Gwenny. Why do you think I’m afraid

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