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

had sent to keep an eye on Evelyn, made an unexpected

happened to Evelyn?”

of the incident to

instructed, “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, alive

Ms. Harris,” he

engulfed in a solemn silence after

the windowpane and sneered, “She never learned her lesson; now she’s trying to

“Asher has recently been devoted to his scripture studies at the ancestral hall. Ever since you dealt with Evelyn, he

gently scooped her up and carried her to the bathroom. He said warmly, “Gwenny, let’s set aside those thoughts for now.

and nuzzled into his chest. “I’m too

kiss on her forehead. “You helped me to bathe when I was ill. From now on,

referring to that

him with a mischievous glint, and a playful smirk formed at the corner of her mouth. “Someone was quite naughty that

him to stiffen

shouldn’t be brought up or known by anyone other than

ear and blew a teasing breath. Her seductive voice was enchanting, and

want to test your self-control today,

hesitated for a moment before saying in frustration, “Gwenny,

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

men can’t resist temptation? Does that mean

again; his dark eyes were filled with a wicked

gently grabbed her hand and placed

Moreover, it’s sensitive to you. It’ll succumb to your teasing. Look at what your

lips

like it wants to

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

to her abdomen. “What do you

by her response, Cedrick let out a

Gwenny. Be good and

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