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.

in astonishment and burst

are you jealous of the babies? They’re still so

care for themselves require our utmost love and

own children for? Your

same amount of force as she was determined to

pain, Cedrick furrowed his

time he had to kneel on Lego pieces while having his palms

were in pain, and his heart ached all the

nowhere to vent his grievances, causing

nothing is more important than you because you are my priority, but it

or making a fuss, and I’ll

it doesn’t mean I’ll

and softened her

hardship of a mother carrying a child

didn’t love you or care about you, I

two babies

and dramas in wealthy

prominent households are kidnapped and or taken away by force by their families’ business

why I’m

that incident involving Gina, I had to be

doing this because I

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

suffering from postpartum anxiety?” Gwendolyn’s face darkened once

smacked him thrice again,

with all seriousness, “Maybe

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 sounded as she brought down the ruler once more,

before stretching it out again

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

if you could share even a tiny bit of the care and

” Gwendolyn sighed again.

the ruler and delicately

right hand had swollen

but feel her heart ache at that

his palm while blowing cool

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

haven’t hit me this hard for a

do you think?” A wave of regret washed over

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

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

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 cream on his palm,

raised her arm and gave him

She scoffed.

serious matter

mind filled with lewd thoughts only? Can’t we have a proper conversation? This concerns the upkeeping of a harmonious relationship between us after having babies in our