The Ex and Her Riches

The slap was not too hard, and it carried with it a hint of affection.

Gwendolyn’s eyes crinkled as she looked at him. “Excuse me? Just exactly who’s the one getting tortured? Didn’t you promise me four hundred and fifty-nine push-ups? Are you going to go back on your word?” She smacked his butt again. “Come on. You made a promise.”

Cedrick got into the perfect push-up form again by straightening his tired and trembling arms.

“Three hundred and fifty-seven. Carry on.” Gwendolyn’s voice sounded behind him.

Realization finally dawned on Cedrick. She knew the number all along and was playing with me on purpose. Hmph! What a bad woman.

He shook his head helplessly. Well, there’s nothing I can do about it. She’s the wife I put so much effort into getting back. I’ve got to dote on her no matter what.

“Three hundred and fifty-eight.”

That morning, the sound of Cedrick counting the number of push-ups came from the room.

Zoey would occasionally cast the tightly shut door a suspicious glance whenever she passed it by.

Nonetheless, she knew it was inappropriate to ask about the couple’s private matters.

Over in the bedroom, Cedrick could be heard forcing the words out breathlessly. “Four hundred… and fifty-nine…”

As if he had accomplished a mission, Cedrick let out a sigh and slumped weakly to the ground.

I don’t want to do push-ups again for the rest of my life.

Gwendolyn got up and spotted a darker patch on his black pants.

She chuckled in amusement. “Ceddy, you must’ve sweated a lot. Even your butt’s wet.”

Cedrick touched the wet spot, only to see a red stain on his fingers.

He turned around in bewilderment and noticed Gwendolyn’s pale complexion.

“Gwenny, it’s your b-blood…”

The smile on Gwendolyn’s face vanished as she stared at his fingers unblinkingly. She rubbed her belly and quickly realized something.

so

had not had her period ever since she became pregnant, so much so that she had

“Sorry for dirtying your pants, Ceddy. But it looks like you won’t be able to have fun for another

He got to his feet despite feeling drained from the push-ups and carried her

later, Gwendolyn’s belly was beginning

Would the sex

awakened every nerve in

her to the bed and

got

up into a ball, her brows furrowed and her eyes shut tightly as she endured the discomfort that made

tea. He blew on it and

pain was not

by the bed, feeling anxious and helpless at the same time. If only I could help her bear the

you take some

“I’m still breastfeeding. The babies need me. I can’t simply take medicines or it’ll affect

can’t keep enduring it

I’ll only have to bear with it for a while. I’ll be fine

see her suffer, but there was nothing he could do when she insisted on

the internet for solutions. After reading the suggestions given

while warming it with the warm water

through her half-closed eyelids, she could see him using different hands to massage her belly. Whenever a hand was tired, he would switch it with the other and relax the sore wrist before continuing the same

Gwendolyn felt bad about it. “Ceddy, you can

did not stop. “It’s okay. You can sleep while I massage

Okay, then.

tired to convince him otherwise. Her

better at it. In fact, she felt that her pain seemed to

the other hand, did not stop there. He crawled under the covers beside her and massaged

not long before

move in her sleep, but it did not wake

the two slept

had been avoiding Kieran ever since

though the two lived under the same roof, they woke up and

could not help feeling anxious. However, she did not dare

finally returned to the hotel to