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.

her hand in front of him again to jolt him

eyes. Recalling what Nico had said, he took a deep breath and hesitated a few times before finally pulling the trigger. “We’ll… still have other children in the future.

it took Gwendolyn a while to register his words. She pulled her hands out of his grasp. Her heart felt as though it had plummeted

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 don’t believe in my

course. How could I even

his touch, Gwendolyn turned to get off the

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 can’t even administer the antidote to you since you’re pregnant. I dare not let you take such a

anxious

give up on it, shall we?” he

gaze was calm as she turned and met

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

wasn’t ready to be a mother. Now, though, I’m genuinely looking forward to the arrival of these two babies. However, he wants to sentence them to

anxiously, uneasiness in his

she asked, “Did Prof. Mallory say the babies will surely get

a probability of it happening, but we can only wait until the babies are born to confirm it through tests. However, I don’t want to gamble with your health. Giving

that. “Even though there’s a probability that it’ll happen, I believe luck will be on our side. Besides, Prof. Mallory kept a sample for research

we should

her

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 to rob the

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

nodding solemnly. “You’ve suffered too much, Ceddy. There’s no way we’ll always be unlucky, right? I believe that the

tapped the tip of her nose, his dark eyes brimming with affection. “What do you feel like eating