The Ex and Her Riches
Chapter 270
Chapter 270 Cedrick Teased
“My heart goes out to you, so I’ll stay by your side. I’ll also learn how to love and protect you.”
Her soothingly lilting voice drifted into Cedrick’s ears and echoed in his mind.
The most dazzling smile bloomed before him.
His heart that ached inexplicably felt as if it were engulfed by warm light which melted all its frost.
Cedrick felt a lump in his throat as he instinctively reached for her soft face.
However, he still wore his leather gloves that had just touched Evelyn.
He discreetly withdrew his hand at the thought while his other palm, which hung on the other side of his thigh, curled into a fist subconsciously.
Charles was right.
Gwendolyn’s fiery personality made her a force to behold with her enemies. They could never get close to her without being burnt.
Yet when it came to the people she loved, she was as docile as a cat, irresistibly drawing others to her.
She embodied vitality, charisma, and resilience.
He had assumed the virus within him could be suppressed well enough so that they could look forward to a life together.
Little did he expect it to become wishful thinking with how rapidly the virus spread.
He was nothing more than a broken man with half a foot in the grave. Gwendolyn deserved better than him.
I’m the one holding her back.
“Ceddy?” Gwendolyn murmured when she noticed Cedrick being lost in his thoughts.
Cedrick regained his senses and stretched out his arms slightly, resuming his aloof expression. “I’m not injured. Feel free to inspect me if you have any doubts.”
“I don’t believe you. You can’t trick me when you look worse for wear. I need you to explain what exactly happened. What were you and Evelyn doing when I came in? Why do I sense that you were trying to pique me-”
I like her quite
she could finish her
“Excuse me?”
hands from his thighs and took several steps back, staring at him as if he were
out of the
uttered unfeelingly,
a gentle personality that pulls on one’s heartstrings. No man
I was doing with
expression fell as she
disgusted with
prideful, dominant, and cruel compared to her. Perhaps a change of taste is due after pursuing you for so many years. I’m
narrowed on his
did not change, Gwendolyn. You’ve merely seen my
hung in the air
remained rooted
window. His inky eyes were devoid
an unexpected sound of
Gwendolyn laugh and not be
eyes were free from any trace
as he struggled to keep up his frosty veneer and glared. “Is something
the arms of his office chair before bending down to
stain that left its
“You!”
give her a death stare. “Didn’t you understand a word
seen
looked so convincing that I almost fell for
his hands on his thighs. Your
was caught off guard and instinctively hid his hands
of pretense had been
he could do
intent on tearing down his
chin and drew
“Cedrick, I’m offended that
think I would fall for such paltry tricks. I was too overcome with
word and gesture. You’ve almost sacrificed your life several times for my sake and can barely hide your love for me. I would be a fool to believe you’d fall for Evelyn so quickly. Are you pretending to get together with her to infuriate me? Still planning to deny everything at this point, are
lyrical voice seemed to have a hypnotic effect
hand and her gaze. “What I said was
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