The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 286

Chapter 286 The Shameless Nico

Gwendolyn closed her eyes and lovingly kissed Cedrick’s palm.

Her quiet concentration moved Cedrick, who could only stare at her in a daze.

When she finally lifted her lips from his palm, she asked, “Docs it still hurt?”

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Cedrick almost answered in the negative when he remembered the painful price he had paid for giving the same answer last time.

He swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue and eked out, “It still hurts…”

Approval danced in Gwendolyn’s gaze, and she commented brightly, “Good to see you’ve learned your lesson. That beating did not go to waste.”

She followed it up with more kisses on his palm before standing up. After returning the ruler to its rightful place, she grabbed a tube of anti–inflammatory cream from the same drawer.

Then, she carefully applied the ointment to his palm and knees. From time to time, she blew on the areas to soothe the sting of the ointment.

“Next time, just let me know if you have something on your mind. If you had told me earlier that you hated how bitter the medicine tasted, we could’ve peacefully discussed another solution together. None of this would’ve happened then, don’t you agree?”

Cedrick nodded and shot her a tender gaze. His heart was bursting with joy.

With her around, even every argument left a sweet taste in his mouth.

He was still relishing the loveliness of their banter when Gwendolyn’s next words ruined his mood.

She said, “Actually, I planned to let you off the hook tonight. I only wanted to help you back to the room and apply some ointment to your knees. Who knew you were so into playing the part of a clueless victim! You practically begged for your punishment today.”

Cedrick’s back stiffened. He stared at his left palm in disbelief.

Is she telling me that my acting brought this beating upon myself?

He had never felt more depressed than he did at that moment.

My palm hurts even more now!

of sorrow and dejection..

wet tissue before stroking his face and coaxing, “I can’t. We can consider

“But…”

was almost winter, and judging by the state of his body, Cedrick was already dreading the

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he stopped himself from protesting Gwendolyn’s decision and watched her leave the

occupied Cedrick’s attention at the villa, Nico had no opportunity to apologize to Cedrick, and the poor man suffered through

work on day three. He

knocked on the door

Cedrick’s deep voice

deep breath and carefully opened the door and the amber, beaded curtains behind it. His legs felt leaden with dread

middle of typing and shot

an awkward smile on his face and asked, “Boss, two nights ago,

Though, thanks to you, Gwenny struck me forty times on the hand! No big deal!”

could almost feel his palm throbbing in pain as he imagined Gwendolyn’s

Cedrick continued, “I recently heard of a small country in Alendor called Bera which is in dire need of coal miners. I think you’re a great fit for

“Huh?”

threw himself at Cedrick’s feet. He hugged the latter’s muscular thigh and howled, “I have sinned, Boss! It’s all my fault. Why don’t you hit me as many times as you please instead? I don’t want to mine coal in Bera! I’ll never leave you even if I become a ghost! Please, I’ve been your loyal follower for years. I may be useless, but considering my efforts, won’t you please give me a

short, he was a perfect picture of remorse, from his

Not this again.

and tried to free himself from the

I’ll never go to Bera. Boss, why don’t you just kill me now? Dying by your hand would be an

let go. He looked like a

annoyance was written all over his face. He did not know whether

a coal mine in Bera, stay out of my sights for the next two

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“Yes! I’ll scram now!”

almost tripped several times

Nico’s comical departure from the room. Surprisingly, most of his rage

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