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.

stared at him in astonishment and burst

of the babies?

babies who have no ability to care for themselves

you take your own children for? Your love rivals?”

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

in pain, Cedrick furrowed

kneel on Lego pieces while having his palms

his hands were in pain, and his heart ached all the more

to vent his grievances, causing him

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

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

admitting it doesn’t mean I’ll change

and softened

don’t understand the hardship of a

I didn’t love you or care about you, I wouldn’t be willing to have children

worry about our two babies because

many disputes and dramas

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

why I’m

that incident involving Gina, I had to

not doing this because I no

well and asked softly, “Gwenny, you always feel like

from postpartum anxiety?” Gwendolyn’s face darkened

raised the ruler in her hand and smacked him thrice

his question with all seriousness, “Maybe a

all the more reason to punish you!” As Gwendolyn finished her sentence, a loud thud sounded as she brought down the ruler once

his left arm a little before stretching it out again

his eyes as he explained, “If I hadn’t been spoiling and pampering you for these reasons, I wouldn’t have obediently stretched out my hand and allowed

if you could share even a tiny bit of the care and concern you have

” Gwendolyn sighed again.

ruler and delicately

hand had swollen up

her heart ache

palm while

the beating earlier, but now that she started treating him gently, Cedrick’s eyes

me this hard for a long

do you think?” A wave

helped him up and took the bottle of anti-inflammatory

applying the medication, she earnestly said, “Ceddy, I hope we’ll be on the same page regarding

overthinking and getting jealous of them, okay?” Instead of answering, he asked in return, “Since I had to endure such harsh punishment tonight,

arm and gave

She scoffed.

a serious matter

have a proper conversation? This concerns the upkeeping of a harmonious relationship between us after having