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 and burst out laughing in

the babies? They’re still

who have no ability to care for themselves require

your own children for? Your love rivals?” Cedrick lowered his eyes and fell

ruler with the same amount of force as she was

in pain, Cedrick furrowed his

time he had to kneel on Lego pieces

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

to vent his grievances, causing him to feel uncomfortable all

more important than you because you are my priority,

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

it doesn’t mean I’ll change

sighed and softened

hardship of a mother carrying a child

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

two babies because they are

are many disputes and dramas in wealthy

children from prominent households are kidnapped and or taken away by

why I’m genuinely

involving Gina, I had

not doing this because I

Cedrick sighed as well and asked softly, “Gwenny, you always feel

from postpartum anxiety?”

hand and smacked him thrice again, but this

she answered his question with all seriousness, “Maybe a

you know there’s such a thing as postpartum anxiety, and yet you still provoked me, so I have all the more reason to

little before stretching it out again to

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

could share even a tiny bit of the care

” Gwendolyn sighed again.

and delicately held his palm, examining

right hand had swollen up and

help but feel her heart ache at that

massaged his palm while

hurt?” He could still pull himself together while enduring the beating earlier, but now that she started treating him gently, Cedrick’s eyes slowly welled up, and a lump formed in his

me this hard

think?” A wave

hurriedly helped him up and took the bottle of anti-inflammatory cream

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

you need to stop overthinking 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 a comforting reward from you, Gwenny?” Gwendolyn, who was applying the medicated

she raised her arm and gave him a

She scoffed.

a serious matter

only? Can’t we have a proper conversation? This concerns