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.

him in astonishment and burst

the babies? They’re still

have no ability to care for themselves require our

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

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

in pain, Cedrick

time he had to kneel on Lego pieces while having his

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

had nowhere to vent his grievances, causing him to feel uncomfortable all

important than you because you are my priority, but it

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

it doesn’t mean I’ll change my

sighed and softened

hardship of a mother carrying a

care about you,

two babies because they are

many disputes and

children from prominent households are kidnapped and or

why I’m genuinely

that incident involving Gina, I had to be

this because I no longer

asked softly, “Gwenny, you always feel like someone is going

you may be suffering from postpartum anxiety?”

in her hand and smacked him thrice again, but this time, she hit only his left

she answered his question with all seriousness, “Maybe

and yet you still provoked me, so I have all the more reason to punish you!” As

instinctively withdrew his left arm a little before

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 you to hit

bit of the care and concern you have for the babies

” Gwendolyn sighed again.

the ruler and delicately

swollen up

help but feel her heart ache

palm while

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

hit me this hard for a long

A wave

the bottle of anti-inflammatory cream on the

knees and palMs. While applying the medication, she earnestly said, “Ceddy, I hope we’ll be on the

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

her arm and gave him a

She scoffed.

serious

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