The Ex and Her Riches

Half an hour? You refused to talk to me, and I kneeled for one hour!

Cedrick did not spell his thoughts but shook his head instead.

“You treated my hand but not my knees, so I thought I was not allowed to put anything on them.”

Afraid Gwendolyn might mistake him for trying to gain her sympathy, he quickly clarified, “I mean, I also worked out till too late last night and forgot about it.”

Little did he know, his meditation was overlooked by Gwendolyn, who was still bothered by Evelyn’s remarks in the day.

“Show me your hand. Is it still painful?”

Cedrick held out his left palm, which appeared red and swollen despite the medication.

“Did it get worse overnight?” the woman asked.

“I guess so. I suppose the pressure from the push–ups hindered the blood flow, causing it to swell. Don’t worry. It’s not that bad now.”

Gwendolyn knew it must have been painful when it happened.

In hindsight, she wondered how she could bring herself to do that to him back then. In fact, she felt so bad and defeated that tears started welling up in her eyes.

“I’m sorry. She’s right. I’ve been mean to you. I said I would treat you nicely, but I’ve only caused you pain,” she muttered.

Although Cedrick had no idea who Gwendolyn was talking about, he could sense that she was on the verge of breaking down.

With his right hand, he lifted her chin, only to see her beautiful eyes sparkling with tears.

Making her cry was the last thing he wanted to do–his initial intention was just to escape punishment.

“Come on. There’s no way I got hurt from what you did. I’m so much bigger than you. What’s wrong with spicing things up between us? It’s romantic,” he consoled as he caressed her face, feeling sorry that he had broken her heart.

you’re just

of that, Cedrick pulled her back so she could look right into his

you care so much about me. I’ll gladly take whatev punishment from you, even if you intend to cripple my hands. You’ve always made me feel like I’ve ne been this loved in my entire

love

answer. What Evelyn said kept replaying in his mind as he reflected on all that happened that period–although Gwendolyn

of it

that her answer would blot out the last ray of hope he

voice called him back, and he

say that I still love you, no matter what you do

medication she left in the drawer

dumb–like really dumb,”

to his injury with great care, even blowing

still angry about what happened at

again,” she remarked, pinching his cheek

overjoyed, Cedrick smiled and

“W–What are you doing?”

not punishing me tonight, we can proceed to our bedtime

on!” Gwendolyn stopped him. “Where are you bringing me? We’re

like the master bedroom better. It’s more spacious!” A mischievous smile broke out on

“Wait!”

again?” Cedrick asked, stopping when he had just gone out of the

“You shouldn’t use your left hand so much to allow it to recover. You can’t do anything with just one hand,

can’t do anything with just one hand?

can do at least three hundred push–ups singlehandedly without even panting. Do you

“What? Mmm!”

shut her up with a kiss before

note, the night went on deep as the

Treyton was already disembarking a

had arrived, he drove back to the Harris residence on his own since it was

a house full of servants, but Leif would still get someone to clean the outside compound of the house occasionally, so the residence still

he went upstairs

did not realize something unusual in his room but went on to turn