The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 258 Playing The Pity Card

The burning passion in the masked man’s eyes was conspicuous to Gwendolyn, making her heart skip a beat when she sensed the threatening vibe from him.

Disregarding the onlookers, Cedrick rubbed her nose with his nose tip endearingly and whispered to her, “Forgive me, Gwenny, but this is the only thing I can do. You refused to give me a chance to explain myself.”

“Are you se-”

Before she could finish, Gwendolyn felt Cedrick’s lips pushed against hers in just a nick of time.

Initially, she played along because many were watching them, but as the kiss dragged out, she was drawn into it and slowly closed her eyes as their breaths intertwined.

Just like that, the two shared a steamy kiss with Gwendolyn in Cedrick’s arms right in front of the venue

entrance.

Stirred, spectators took our their phones to take pictures.

The journalists who had come to the gala graced by celebrities also jumped on the opportunity and snapped photos of the epic moment, which left many socialites green with envy.

“They’re so sweet! Mr. Jenson is so manly!”

“That’s so romantic. I wished I had a fiancé like Mr. Jenson!”

“They look so good together. I can’t take this anymore. I’m blind.”

“Argh! I’m so jealous! I want a boyfriend like that!”

of the restroom for some time, Joaquin decided to go out to look for her

almost fainted as he stared at Gwendolyn’s lips being

the heck? This is just too

other side, Evelyn was equally shocked. Standing at the path in the garden, she was just on her way to her MPV

by the dim lights along the path, she smirked sourly, a reaction that went unnoticed by the crowd that was overtaken by

apart, Cedrick’s lips were smudged with Gwendolyn’s bright red lipstick, forming a stark contrast

onlookers, Gwendolyn wiped away the stain on his

around her and said, “Let’s

the crowd knowingly moved aside to allow them a way out

buried her face in Cedrick’s chest, making her look

spread like wildfire that night, dominating all media outlets and surpassing even

widely discussed that Cedrick and Gwendolyn became known as the sweetest couple in the upper-class

ship them together, calling for them to get

Gwendolyn themselves, they had just arrived at

and followed Gwendolyn into the room, leaving no trace of his previous

at the bedside and ignored the man

distance between her and me, but she happened to twist her ankle when you saw us. It’s not like I can leave her to her own. I brought her there. Besides, she’s Rossi Project’s ambassador–Jenson

was met with Gwendolyn’s unperturbed

her phone, completely ignoring him, continued, “I have no idea she would make a move on

“I’m not trying to shift the blame onto others.

do

make sure this doesn’t happen again! Also, I want to apologize for hugging and kissing you without your consent earlier. That was the only thing I could do when you didn’t even give me a chance

turned increasingly grim, and Cedrick lowered his

been really offended. I thought I could escape some beating this time…

bedside table and took a long wooden ruler from its drawer before passing it to

whatever you

him, Cedrick shoved it into her hands, insisting, “I threw away the blazer and gloves that she touched, but if you still

on her phone without saying

her for some time without getting any response, he turned to open the cupboard again and took out the Lego pieces Gwendolyn had custom–made for