The Ex and Her Riches

Gwendolyn waved a hand in front of Cedrick’s eyes while smiling. “What are you thinking about, Ceddy? Are you too nervous because it’ll be your first time being a dad, and you’ve no experience?”

Pulling himself out of his daze, he rolled with it and went along with what she said, replying, “Yeah. I’m ecstatic.”

After gently tucking her hair behind her ears, he bent down to help her put on her shoes, picked her up in his arms, and started walking out. “Let’s go home.”

The nurses craned their heads to look at Cedrick and Gwendolyn while they were on their way out. The envious expressions that crossed their faces when they saw the couple being all lovey-dovey caused Gwendolyn to burrow her face into the crook of the man’s neck in embarrassment.

“Don’t always spoil me like this, Ceddy. It’s not like I can’t walk on my own.”

His lips curved into a slight smile, and his tone was calm as he replied, “Even the doctor mentioned that we should be extra careful because it’s twins, and your morning sickness symptoms might become more intense as time passes. You’ve got to go through so much, so I must do something for you.”

That reply warmed the cockles of her heart. She let Cedrick carry her out of the hospital through the quiet employees’ entrance and all the way to the car.

After returning to Harrick Villa, Gwendolyn stared at the medical report as she sat on the bed, quietly marveling over the miracle of life.

Meanwhile, Cedrick sat cross-legged beside her with a book on his lap, appearing to be engrossed in reading. However, since he was staring at the book unblinkingly, it also seemed that he was lost in thought.

Resting her head on his thigh, she asked, “Since it’s twins, do you hope they’ll be two boys or two girls? Or do you think they’ll be one boy and one girl?”

There was no response. He was still staring at the page in a daze.

again to jolt him back to the

deep breath and hesitated a few times before finally pulling the trigger. “We’ll… still have other children in the future. Could

hands out of his grasp. Her heart felt as though it had plummeted into the

she struggled to wrap her head around it, she suddenly remembered how Tania had pulled Cedrick aside a few days ago and whispered something. She grimaced and asked, “So, you believe what your aunt told you and suspect the baby is Charles’? You

of course. How could

touch, Gwendolyn turned to get off

his head against her shoulder, he hurriedly explained, “You’ve misunderstood. You conceived when we hadn’t treated the virus in my body, so there’s a high chance that the babies will be born with the virus. What’s more, you could become infected. There’s only one vial of Super Antiviral, and we

her anxious

pregnancy… Let’s give up on it, shall we?”

want?” Her gaze was calm as she turned

medicine available overseas called Mifepristone that’s very effective for early-term abortions and is the least harmful to the body. It’ll only take a short

fell silent for a long time. When I first learned I’d gotten pregnant, I wasn’t ready to be a mother. Now, though, I’m genuinely looking forward to the arrival

hands anxiously, uneasiness

for a while, she asked, “Did Prof. Mallory

until the babies are born to confirm it through tests.

a probability that it’ll happen, I believe luck will be on our side. Besides, Prof. Mallory kept a sample for research when injecting you with the antidote. Even if I was so unfortunate as to get infected, I trust

belly. “Since the heavens have entrusted us with these two little ones, we should cherish and protect them. If we give up on them, even if we get

belly carefully. It was still flat, and he could not feel the babies’ presence. Despite her words, the uneasiness in his heart had not diminished even a little. “Gwenny,

Gwendolyn forced him to meet her gaze and said solemnly, “But I’m willing to take the risk with the babies! Even if it doesn’t work out, my life won’t be in danger with Prof. Mallory and Kieran around. Ceddy, I hope you can respect my decision. We can’t be so heartless as

sighed and relented. “Okay. I’ll support you and risk it just this

we’ll always be unlucky, right? I

nose, his dark eyes brimming with affection. “What do you feel like