The Ex and Her Riches

Gwendolyn arched a brow. Her tone was playful as she asked, “Can you really assuage my anger?”

Cedrick rubbed her soft cheeks and righteously declared, “I can be quite effective. In fact, I’m probably more effective than most expensive medicine. If you don’t believe me, you can check it out yourself.”

He leaned over and planted a kiss on her red lips.

As they continued to kiss, they made their way up the stairs.

When Zoey came downstairs and accidentally witnessed the romantic scene before her, she quickly turned around and left.

Nope, I didn’t see anything at all! I should give them their privacy.

The embarrassing sounds were muffled as the door to the bedroom was shut.

When night fell, Gwendolyn finally received a phone call from Treyton.

Although she answered the call, she refused to speak first.

After a few seconds of heavy silence, Treyton finally said, “Kiddo, I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

As Treyton had not had anything to eat for the entire day, his voice sounded somewhat feeble.

Gwendolyn’s tone was light as she asked, “Have you thought it through?”

Treyton sounded sincere as he replied, “Yeah. I was too rash. Since the engagement was announced in public, I’m afraid it’s a foregone conclusion. Even if we gave away twenty percent of the company’s shares, Craig wouldn’t relent.”

Gwendolyn sighed in relief. “It’s good that you’ve thought it through. So, since you’ve been thinking about it for a day and night, do you have any suggestions?”

“We should try to meet up with Jennifer first and discover the reason she agreed to the engagement in public. If she’s truly changed her mind, I will not interfere. However, if Craig had done something to her, I will do everything in my power to take her away.”

Gwendolyn sighed again. He’s got the first part right, but the rest of his thoughts are still too rash.

the Newton family. Are you planning to elope with

himself. He would be able to mobilize

silent at

a hard time controlling his rationality when it came

Jennifer and hurt her, he would

the line as

ideal to discuss this over the phone. I’ll get the Federal Bureau

“Okay.”

Treyton arrived and knocked

of them sat on the couch and began to discuss their plan

soon plunged into a long silence as their expressions turned grim

some time, Summer

of the Newton family. Even if she is being held against her will by Craig, or even if she’s being threatened, it’s difficult for us to meddle with the Newton family’s affairs as long as he can come up with a plausible

and cannot leave the residence. She hasn’t been

room once again plunged into a deathly

family’s matters, I can come up with a suitable excuse to get Nico to search the Newton residence. He can use the opportunity to meet

Cedrick to pull strings at the Federal Bureau of

resort. I will head to the Newton

in agreement to the

tried probing into the engagement. I reckon Craig will not let the matter go. Moreover, the exorbitant engagement gift that the Abbot family gave to the Newton family will have to be given back untouched. Since Craig cares about profits, it will be

“Does that mean you

side, we’ll just have to

Everyone’s eyes brightened.

Cedrick wrapped his arm around her slender waist and praised her lavishly,

by Cedrick’s show of affection, the three others did not react to

“Since Remus has spent so much money to get

dining business is doing quite well. Perhaps we can use this angle. I recall someone

entire time, immediately understood what she was getting

was talking about