The Ex and Her Riches

By then, Gwendolyn was a little annoyed.

She tapped on the edge of the bed.

“You can explain the whole thing again after I’m done punishing you.

” Cedrick was stumped.

Feeling stifled, he pursed his lips in silence and looked at her resentfully.

She wore an indifferent expression and used the ruler to rap the edge of the bed again, reminding him, “Have you forgotten the fifty points on the Precepts for Men Kieran gave you previously?” Cedrick was rendered speechless.

He struggled internally for some time before ultimately spreading his fingers and thrusting his palm forward.

Gwendolyn shook her head in dissatisfaction.

“Both hands.

” “Gwenny, I still have to sign agreements at work tomorrow.

” If his right hand was injured, he wouldn’t be able to write well.

She remained expressionless and unfazed, seemingly reminding him with her silence that there was no room for negotiations.

Stung by her gaze, he stretched out his right hand in a fit of pique, offering both palMs. Slap! Slap! Slap! She struck his palms with the ruler forcefully thrice.

His palms instantly swelled up and reddened.

Cedrick scrunched up his face in agony.

His fingertips trembled slightly as he held his breath, feeling deeply hurt inside.

Gwendolyn looked down at him with reddened eyes and asked, “You haven’t shown our babies much care since they were born.

Cedrick, do you no longer like me, or are you not fond of the children I’ve endured much pain to deliver for you?” He lifted his gaze abruptly, shocked by her thoughts.

“How could you think that? It’s because I’ve seen with my own eyes how much you’ve suffered for our babies over the past nine months that I sympathize with you and comply with everything you say.

” He bit his lower lip.

Discomfort churned within his chest as he complained in an undertone, “Gwenny, I feel like ever since we had our babies, you’ve been treating me with less care and affection than before.

I’m not as important to you as our babies.

You’re blaming and punishing me because of them this time.

You don’t even care about my feelings at all.

at him in astonishment

are you jealous of the babies? They’re

no ability to care for themselves require our utmost love and

own children for? Your love

three more times with the ruler with the same amount of force as she was determined to teach him

pain, Cedrick furrowed his

was the first time he had to kneel on Lego pieces while

knees hurt, his hands were in pain, and his heart ached all

nowhere to vent his grievances, causing him to feel

you because you are my priority, but it seems like the babies have

can say I’m unreasonable or making a fuss, and

Still, admitting it doesn’t mean I’ll

and softened her

the hardship of a mother carrying a

you or care about you, I wouldn’t be willing

and worry about our two babies because

many disputes and dramas in wealthy

young children from prominent households are kidnapped and or taken away by force by

why I’m genuinely

that incident involving Gina, I had

doing this because I no

softly, “Gwenny, you always feel like someone is going to steal

you think you may be suffering from postpartum anxiety?” Gwendolyn’s face

and smacked him thrice again, but this time, she hit only his

question with all seriousness, “Maybe

anxiety, and yet you still provoked me, so I have all the more reason to punish you!” As Gwendolyn finished her sentence, a loud thud sounded as she brought down the ruler once more,

little before stretching it

in his eyes as he explained, “If I hadn’t been spoiling and pampering you for these reasons,

tiny bit of

” Gwendolyn sighed again.

delicately held his palm, examining

had swollen up and

feel her heart ache at

his palm while blowing cool air on

himself together while enduring the beating earlier, but now that she started treating

hit me this hard

A wave

up and took the bottle of

cream to his knees and palMs. While applying the medication, she earnestly said, “Ceddy, I hope we’ll be on the same page regarding matters related to the babies

okay?” Instead of answering, he asked in return, “Since I had to endure such harsh punishment tonight, can I expect a comforting reward from

arm and gave him a

She scoffed.

discussing a serious

thoughts only? Can’t we have a proper conversation? This concerns the upkeeping of a