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-”

like her quite

interrupted before she

“Excuse me?”

thighs and took several steps back, staring at him as

gaze out

unfeelingly, “She’s

a gentle personality that pulls on one’s heartstrings. No man can reject the advances of

what do you think I

as she continued backing away from

disgusted

and cruel compared to her. Perhaps a change of taste is due after pursuing you for so many

his

chase. I did not change, Gwendolyn. You’ve merely seen my true colors.

air

rooted to the

devoid of any

of soft laughter broke the grim

turned around dubiously. How can Gwendolyn laugh and

were free from

to keep up his frosty veneer and glared. “Is something

and grabbed the arms of his office chair before bending down

cherry–red lipstick stain that left its mark

“You!”

give her a death stare. “Didn’t you understand a word I

recklessly as if she’d seen through the

that

mid–air while her gaze traveled to his hands on his thighs. Your acting skills still

and instinctively hid his hands behind his

pretense had been

he could do besides pretending to remain broodingly

the feisty Gwendolyn was intent on tearing down his

gently hooked his chin and drew circles on

“Cedrick, I’m offended that

would fall for such paltry tricks. I was too overcome

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

lyrical voice seemed to have a hypnotic

her gaze. “What I said was the