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!

his expression a mask of sorrow and dejection.. “Don’t go

silent for a few moments. She cleaned the ointment off her fingers with a wet tissue before stroking his face and coaxing, “I can’t. We can consider it when you feel better. If you’re so keen on sharing a bed, then take your

“But…”

state of his body, Cedrick was already dreading the lonely nights

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

next day off and occupied Cedrick’s attention at the villa, Nico had no

day three. He was in charge of monitoring Cedrick’s afternoon

on the door to the

in.” Cedrick’s deep

amber, beaded curtains behind it.

in the middle of typing and shot

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

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

his palm throbbing in pain as he imagined Gwendolyn’s

small country in Alendor called Bera which is in dire need of coal miners. I think you’re a great fit for

“Huh?”

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!

he was a perfect picture of remorse, from

Not this again.

and tried to free himself from the

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

let go. He

all over his face. He did not know whether to rage

to end up at a coal mine in Bera, stay out of my sights for

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“Yes! I’ll scram now!”

feet and almost tripped several times in his

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

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