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

you jealous of the babies? They’re still

to care for

Your love rivals?” Cedrick lowered his eyes and fell

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

pain, Cedrick furrowed

to kneel on Lego pieces while

hands were in pain, and his heart ached all the

nowhere to vent his grievances, causing

you because you are my priority, but it

say I’m unreasonable or making a

doesn’t mean

and softened her

understand the hardship of a

about you, I wouldn’t be willing to have

about our two babies because

and dramas

or taken away

I’m genuinely

Gina, I had to

because

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

you may be suffering from postpartum

ruler in her hand and smacked him thrice again, but this time,

answered his question with all seriousness,

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

before stretching

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

a tiny bit of the care and concern you have for the

” Gwendolyn sighed again.

put down the ruler and delicately

hand had swollen up and

but feel her heart ache

his palm while blowing cool air

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

haven’t hit me this hard

you think?” A wave of

hurriedly helped him up and took the

said, “Ceddy, I hope we’ll be

to endure such harsh punishment tonight, can I expect

her arm and gave him

She scoffed.

discussing a serious

your mind filled with lewd thoughts only? Can’t we have a proper conversation? This concerns the