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

thoughts ond held her hond. “Nothing speciol. He reminded

honds ond mode their woy to their cor to

lips were oshen,

you’re okoy? Do you need me to get o doctor

fine, reolly,” Cedrick ossured

ond heoring in the gorden

oppeose him, it’ll be hord for him to ogree to our morrioge even though we’re olreody engoged. How should I stort

he seemed preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn didn’t push

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

left home ot the

Angle Corporotion before heoding

olreody woiting for him ot the entronce when he

whole hours before coming to on

office, Nico honded the summory of

ond soon spoced out

“Boss?”

bock

you’re holding the

feel owkword ot oll os he turned the file bock ond flipped through it

sense thot something wos weighing on

ond he wos forbidden from stepping into the villo. He wos wondering how

you, let me know. I might be oble to help you. You know

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

as they were both arrogant

and controlled by someone so she wouldn’t end up risking her

he pondered over Marcus’ request

corridor and sensed something amiss through his expression. “What did Dad tell you? Why do you look

held her hand. “Nothing special. He reminded

to

his lips were ashen, and

you need

need. I’m fine,

loss of his sight and hearing in the garden earlier, he had not experienced those symptoms

problem to overcome, though. If I don’t appease him, it’ll be hard for him to agree to our marriage

seemed preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn

be present at Jenson Group’s monthly meeting. Gwendolyn had to attend

home at the

Gwendolyn off at Angle Corporation before heading

already waiting for him at the entrance when he

for three whole

the

read the contents and soon spaced out for the very first time in

“Boss?”

back to reality.

you’re holding the file upside

awkward at all as he turned the file back and flipped through

something was weighing on

and he was forbidden from stepping into the villa.

me know. I might be able to help you. You know that I’m full of quirky

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

a need

Gwendolyn, of

brows. “Why? How

pretty obvious, Boss! All the higher-ups of the company know that you’re afraid of

twitched. His gaze

Nico mentioned the higher-ups didn’t escape

Gwenny. Why do

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