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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right, then. Goodnight,” Cedrick replied, finally

early rest too. I’ll go to the next room when

“Okay.”

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

know, the supposedly asleep man opened his eyes the moment she shut the door behind

cold eyes staring into the ceiling, it was apparent that Cedrick had seen through Gwendolyn–she was

something from him, but the more she tried to keep it

to put her through all the

matter, he heard the door clicking from the

it was just a faint noise, Cedrick still

got out of bed and closed the windows carefully before pulling out his phone to call Nico, who sounded frustrated when he picked up since he had barely

tell me in one go what you want me to do? How am I supposed to sleep if you call

lowered his voice and noted, “It seems like you don’t like your

“No

about staying up the night to play some games while I wait for your orders,”

a softer tone, “Count this as overtime. Go to the finance department and ask for double

felt a surge of

would never say that! You’re the best boss ever, and I love you so

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love you,” Cedrick dissed, the disgust apparent

I’m not letting anyone touch even a strand of my hair, not even if

yourself, boss.

has been up to since he got out of jail. I want him apprehended at all costs. Don’t let Gwenny know about this. I have some questions for

“Right away, boss!”

Gwendolyn had fallen into a deep sleep after pulling an

him preparing a meal in the kitchen

sleeping soundly, shivered when she felt exposed to the cold air as Cedrick pulled her warm

opened her groggy eyes only to spot a head with neatly–cut black hair sticking out of the blanket. From how still Cedrick was after getting into the blanket, he must

to play a prank on that man, so she

slowly inched toward her to not wake her, she leaned onto