The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 306 I Am Not Afraid Of You

Cedrick’s frown deepened when she did not speak. “Gwenny?”

Snapping back to her senses, she explained firmly, “My gut feeling tells me he’s hiding something and that there is more to this than meets the eye. I sent the

from him to the laboratory to be tested, and they said everything like he genuinely found a cure for you.”

“What did he ask in return when he gave you the cure?”

“Bail him out. He wants his freedom back.”

“That’s all?” Cedrick was suspicious.

Cine I received the with it. It seems

“You’re right, but I don’t know his ulterior motive. Regardless, he has no one to help him out now, so I guess there’s nothing substantial he can do.”

Here, Gwendolyn clenched her fists and changed the topic. “Anyway, it’s getting late, Ceddy. Get some rest first. We’ll think about this tomorrow.”

Despite her trying to digress from the subject, Cedrick was adamant about getting to the bottom of it. “If he knew S404 was the antidote, I am at his mercy. He has too big of a bargaining chip to ask for just this.”

“I mean…” Gwendolyn hesitated, forcing a smile to hide her uneasiness. “How would I know what he’s thinking? He probably has a plan cooked up but didn’t tell me about it.”

She had already decided to keep the other two terms she agreed to from Cedrick, for if the latter found out about it, he would utterly knock back the idea of injecting the cure Charles

gave.

Moreover, she needed more time to consider her strategy moving forward regarding dealing with Charles and planned on drawing more helpful information from the man to get hold of the antidote.

When Cedrick was bent on finding out more, she rubbed her tense shoulders and looked at him with tired eyes, saying, “Why don’t we leave this for some other time, Ceddy? I’m so tired. It’s been a long day.”

“But, Gwenny…”

Looking at the persistent man, Gwendolyn held his face and kissed his thin lips, a gesture that happened to be their bedtime ritual.

“Goodnight, Ceddy.”

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then. Goodnight,” Cedrick replied, finally giving in under her

an early rest too. I’ll go

“Okay.”

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had snuggled down in his blanket and closed his eyes, Gwendolyn gazed at him until

she know, the supposedly asleep man opened his eyes

the pair of dark and cold eyes staring into the ceiling, it was apparent that Cedrick had seen through Gwendolyn–she was such a bad liar

something from him, but the more she tried to keep it to herself, the more Cedrick was convinced that Charles had asked for something valuable from

Gwendolyn any further, for it was already too much to

heard the door clicking

it was just a faint noise, Cedrick still caught it in the night’s

before pulling out his phone to call Nico, who sounded frustrated when he

in one go what you want me to do? How am I supposed to

complaint, Cedrick lowered his voice and noted, “It seems

“No

staying up the night to play some games while I wait for your

softer tone, “Count this as overtime. Go to the finance department

surge of energy

that! You’re the best boss ever,

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fall for me. I’ll never love you,” Cedrick dissed, the disgust apparent on his face from his

touch even a strand

Don’t get ahead of yourself, boss. I’m straight, so I’m not

got out of jail. I want him apprehended at all costs. Don’t

“Right away, boss!”

fallen into a deep sleep after pulling an all–nighter

few hours then elapsed with him preparing a meal in

she felt exposed to the cold air as Cedrick

hair sticking out of the blanket.

urge to play a prank on that man, so she closed her eyes

not wake her, she leaned