The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 424

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 exchanged solemn

an eye on Evelyn, made an unexpected call to Gwendolyn using Ezra’s phone. Something must

happened to Evelyn?”

of the incident to Gwendolyn and

“The river current is rapid. Evelyn is injured, so she couldn’t have gone far. Tonight, I will send members of the Shadow Bell to assist you in the search. We must find her,

Ms. Harris,”

engulfed in a solemn silence after the call

at the raindrops on the windowpane and sneered, “She never learned her lesson; now she’s trying to escape. Cedrick, do you think Asher

to his scripture studies at the ancestral hall.

he saw that she fell into deep thought again, he gently scooped her up and carried her to the bathroom. 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

woman wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled into

kiss on her forehead. “You helped me

to that

corner of her mouth. “Someone was quite naughty that day and tried to entice and seduce me. Fortunately, I have strong self-control and gave someone a good scrubbing. Don’t you

him to stiffen

secrets that shouldn’t be brought up or

a teasing breath. Her seductive

test your self-control

frustration, “Gwenny, men easily

the dry area of the bathroom. He then proceeded to fill the

mean

again; his dark eyes were filled with a wicked

her hand and

Moreover, it’s sensitive to you. It’ll

her lips and nodded in

does seem like it wants to be eaten,” she responded with

lusty eyes fixed on her with anticipation. “So, Gwenny, can

to her abdomen. “What do you

Cedrick let out a long

Gwenny. Be good and take

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