The Ex and Her Riches

Cedrick raised his head and looked at her, his eyes sparkling with delight.

After a moment, he lowered his gaze and said, “Wouldn’t it be better not to do it now? Getting the marriage certificate at this critical juncture might invite gossip and unnecessary trouble for you.”

“We can have a private wedding first and keep it a secret from others,” she suggested. “Besides, our lives should be lived for ourselves, not to please others.”

After Cedrick contemplated for a while, his eyes lit up with joy again.

“You’re right, Gwenny. We should live our lives on our own terms.”

He flashed a mischievous smile and continued, “Tomorrow is a good day. Shall we go and register our marriage early in the morning?”

Gwendolyn playfully tapped his forehead. “All right, as you wish.”

Cedrick stood before her, his heart filled with excitement about their upcoming official union. He hugged her leg and rested his head against her thigh, reveling in their intimacy.

In return, Gwendolyn tenderly caressed the back of his head, allowing him to nuzzle against her.

Suddenly, her phone on the bedside table rang.

The caller was Ezra.

She had an ominous feeling about receiving calls in the wee hours of the night.

When the call connected, it wasn’t Ezra’s voice that greeted her.

A man’s voice, tinged with a hint of breathlessness as if he had just completed a workout, spoke on the line.

“Hello, Ms. Harris. I work for Boss, and my codename is Midnight. I tried to call him multiple times, but he didn’t pick up. I had no choice but to use your bodyguard’s phone to contact you and Boss.”

Gwendolyn had put the call on speaker mode, allowing Cedrick to hear their conversation.

He stood up to retrieve his own phone, only to discover that it had been set to silent mode. There were over a dozen missed calls from Midnight.

and Cedrick

an eye on Evelyn, made

happened to

reported the details of the incident to

is injured, so she couldn’t have gone far. Tonight, I will

Harris,”

engulfed in a solemn

now she’s trying to escape. Cedrick,

to his scripture studies at the ancestral hall. Ever since you dealt with Evelyn,

He said warmly, “Gwenny, let’s set aside those thoughts for now. We should wait until we locate her before jumping to conclusions. Tonight, let’s indulge in a relaxing bath together, and tomorrow, we’ll approach the registry

around his neck and nuzzled into his chest. “I’m too tired

“You helped me to bathe when I was ill. From now on, I’ll take care of

to that

glint, and a playful smirk formed at the corner of her mouth. “Someone was quite naughty that day and tried to entice and seduce me. Fortunately, I have strong self-control and

words caused him

secrets that shouldn’t be brought up or known by anyone other

his ear and blew a teasing

to test your self-control today,

“Gwenny, men easily succumb to temptation.

woman onto the toilet seat in the dry area of the bathroom. He then

to say that men can’t resist temptation? Does that mean this can happen to other women too?” Gwendolyn pouted, feeling somewhat

his dark eyes

and placed it on

it’s sensitive to you. It’ll

her lips and nodded

like it wants to be eaten,” she

her with anticipation. “So, Gwenny, can you be

to her abdomen. “What

her response, Cedrick let out a long

Gwenny. Be good and