The Ex and Her Riches

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

she could

“Excuse me?”

She withdrew her hands from his thighs and took several steps back, staring at him

his gaze out of the floor-to–ceiling win

unfeelingly,

gentle personality that pulls on one’s heartstrings. No man

I was doing

expression fell as she continued backing away

you disgusted with

in disdain. “You’re prideful, dominant, and cruel compared to her. Perhaps a change of taste

on his chiseled profile. “You’ve changed,

seek excitement and the thrill of a chase. I did not change,

hung in the air for several minutes,

remained rooted to the

window. His inky eyes were devoid of any hint of

unexpected sound of soft

can Gwendolyn laugh and not

starry eyes were free from

heart dropped as he struggled to keep up his frosty veneer

office chair before

that left

“You!”

his eyes to give her a death stare. “Didn’t you

if she’d seen

that I

sentence hang mid–air while her gaze traveled to his hands on his thighs. Your acting skills still have room for improvement. Perhaps try not clenching your fists so

caught off guard and instinctively hid his

act of pretense had

could do

intent on tearing down

and drew circles on it

“Cedrick, I’m offended that

for such paltry tricks. I was too

for my sake and can barely hide your

in her lyrical voice seemed to have a hypnotic

gaze. “What I said was the truth. You think too highly of me.