The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 316 Will Not Bring Up The Past

Feelings of guilt and sadness filled her heart.

Oh, well. I’ll let him be.

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Gwendolyn let out a long sigh and gently patted his arms that were wrapped around her waist. “I’m not going anywhere, nor will ever I leave you,” she assured him.

As she turned around, Cedrick snuggled into her arms and buried his face in her stomach. Softly, he murmured, “Can you… keep me company tonight? I don’t want to part from you…”

“Okay. I’ll stay with you. I’ll stay here and coax you to sleep from tonight onward, okay?” Gwendolyn promised while running her fingers through his short yet fluffy hair.

Cedrick nodded slightly in response.

Registering his response, Gwendolyn pulled out his pajamas hidden underneath the pillow and helped him put them on. “It’s freezing today. You shouldn’t sleep naked or you’ll catch a cold. After all, you’ve just gotten better.”

Her attentiveness made him feel contented. Cedrick curled up in her embrace and rested his head on her shoulder, taking in her sweet scent, which helped to dispel his restlessness slowly.

After turning off the bedside lamp, Gwendolyn hugged him to sleep.

Not long after he had dozed off, she, too, began to feel sleepy.

However, she was woken from her slumber by gentle sobbing sounds coming from the person beside her.

At that point, her eyes, which could barely open, had already adjusted to the darkness. She could vaguely see Cedrick sleeping on her arm with his head lowered.

Puzzled by what she had heard, Gwendolyn touched Cedrick’s face. To her surprise, she felt the teardrops on his eyelash.

“Ceddy? Why are you crying all of a sudden?”

Cedrick hugged her tighter and murmured with a strong nasal voice, “Gwenny, I don’t know how I got those lipstick stains. I hate myself for it, too. But, please, don’t leave me…”

So, that’s what he’s thinking about.

A tinge of guilt crept into Gwendolyn’s heart for discovering his vulnerable side.

She wanted to tell him the truth but did not know where to start.

He’ll be mad once he finds out he’s been set up, won’t he?

After giving it some thought, she gently patted his back to soothe him. “Why would I? Of course, I still want you. You’re the only man I want in my life. You’re the only one I love.”

the eyelids to dry his tears, just like what he did in the

affectionate actions, Cedrick

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scold me if you’re still upset about tonight’s incident. I’ll

in slight annoyance as she commented sternly, “Oh, you’re the one to talk. Who was the one who insisted on breaking off the engagement, saying he was tired of seeing my face? Who was the one who gave me the silent treatment first? And who was it who gave me another cold shoulder for two whole days

from Cedrick,

up the past?” he

pity quickly replaced by the grievance she felt for the past few

that did not stop her from bringing

I can forget about you wanting to break off the engagement, but

under the covers, unable to refute

She had no time to think about those frustrating matters when he was sick. Now that he was much better, she believed it

be able to sleep peacefully if I don’t

lamp and glared at him. “Did you say you’d let me punish you however I

Cedrick remained silent.

returned to its peaceful

sitting in front of Gwendolyn’s dressing table while wrapped in thick grey

table was lit as Gwendolyn’s phone lay there, displaying her contact’s QR code. With a ballpen in his hand, Cedrick carefully copied it onto a piece of paper according to the

was an uncapped bottle of limited

to the brim, not a single

against the bedframe and

were to hit

could not bear to make him

she came up with a tiresome

And don’t

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is. You’ll be drawing another one

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drop.”

said, she let out a

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watching him draw the QR code diligently, she scanned his handsome side profile–perfect jawline and straightened back. He exuded an

for a few minutes. Hence, she crawled under the warm blanket and drifted off to

glance at her, Cedrick sighed when