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 out laughing

of the babies?

no ability to care for

own children for? Your love

the ruler with the same amount of force as she was determined to teach him a

Cedrick furrowed his

time he had to kneel on Lego pieces while

his hands were in pain, and his heart

had nowhere to vent his grievances, causing him to feel

nothing is more important than you because you are my priority, but it seems like the babies

making a fuss, and I’ll

it doesn’t mean

and

the hardship of a mother carrying a child

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

worry about our two babies because

and dramas

and or taken away by force

I’m

after that incident involving Gina, I had to be

this because I no longer

Cedrick sighed as well and asked softly, “Gwenny, you always feel like someone is going to steal

from postpartum anxiety?” Gwendolyn’s face darkened

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

with all seriousness,

know there’s such a thing as postpartum 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

a little before

“If I hadn’t been spoiling and pampering you for these reasons, I wouldn’t

I’d be satisfied if you could share even a tiny bit of the

” Gwendolyn sighed again.

down the ruler and delicately

right hand had swollen up and turned

but feel her

palm while blowing cool air on

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

me this

you think?” A wave of regret washed over

took the bottle of anti-inflammatory cream on

his knees and palMs. While applying the medication, she earnestly said, “Ceddy, I hope

return, “Since I had to endure such harsh punishment tonight, can I

she raised her arm

She scoffed.

a serious

proper conversation? This concerns the