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.

astonishment

you jealous of the babies? They’re still so

ability to care for themselves require our

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

same amount of force as she was

in pain, Cedrick

had to kneel on Lego

were in pain,

nowhere to vent his grievances, causing him to feel

my priority,

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

Still, admitting it doesn’t mean I’ll change my

and softened her

understand the hardship of a mother carrying a child for

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

love and worry about our two babies because

and

are kidnapped and or taken away by

why I’m genuinely

Gina, I had

doing this because

“Gwenny, you always feel

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

smacked him thrice again,

question with

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

withdrew his left arm a little before stretching it

spoiling and pampering you for these reasons, I wouldn’t have obediently stretched out my hand and allowed you

bit of the care and concern you have for the

” Gwendolyn sighed again.

and delicately

right hand had swollen up and

help but feel her heart ache at that

massaged his palm while blowing cool

it hurt?” He could still pull himself together while enduring the beating earlier, but now that she started treating him gently, Cedrick’s eyes slowly

hit me this hard for

do you think?” A wave of regret washed over

and took the bottle of anti-inflammatory

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

endure such harsh punishment tonight, can I expect a comforting reward from

raised her arm and gave

She scoffed.

a serious matter with

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