The Ex and Her Riches

The endless pressure being applied triggered a sense of suffocation in Craig.

His fists alternated between clenching and releasing as the rage within him swelled to its brim.

All the physical punishments that Cedrick had meted out were exercises used during training. Other than the coffee cup thrown earlier, he had not laid a finger on Craig.

Hence, even if Craig wanted to report Cedrick to their superiors, he had no reasonable excuse to do so.

With that thought in mind, Cedrick calmly tapped on the table and reminded, “You still have fifteen seconds to decide. Take your time.”

The words sent a shiver down Craig’s spine, vanquishing the thoughts that were previously cycling through his mind.

Without a moment’s delay, he hurried toward a spot two steps away from the wall. Teeth gritted, he took a deep breath and pushed himself upright with his hands.

When Cedrick mentioned for it to be done near the wall, he clearly didn’t mean for Craig to lean against it.

Thus, the latter had to support the weight of his entire body with his hands alone.

Although his back was facing the wall, it only acted as a temporary cushion in case he fell down.

This exercise was particularly strenuous due to its technical difficulty, and the fact that Craig was already drained made it worse for him.

At the two–minute mark, his arms were already trembling uncontrollably.

Thus, he felt as if thirty minutes could potentially torment the life out of him.

Many years had passed since he was reduced to such a pathetic state.

He would never forget the humiliation he suffered and swore to seek revenge one day.

Observing him from a distance, Cedrick could clearly see Craig’s trembling arms.

an opportunity for you to demonstrate your capabilities. Instead, you became full of yourself to the extent of trying to overthrow

words through

pinching his forehead languidly. “You were someone that I have personally groomed to become deputy director. Therefore, I know better than anyone

around and have them obey him unconditionally caused him to be intoxicated by power. From then on, his ambition began to grow as he craved

the change within him, yet he didn’t see anything wrong with it, let alone have any

I have not changed. You have to reconsider

body tilt toward the back.

hear Craig’s excuses, Cedrick continued solemnly, “Do you feel tired? As if your arms are going to break

Craig’s silence, that was precisely what he was

day, what I had to go through was even more grueling than this. In fact, I felt like I was going to die. But the truth is, man’s potential is limitless. When faced with

what Cedrick was trying to convey. Cedrick has never lectured me about life. Has he gotten carried away from punishing me

this up for thirty minutes, it means that your physical body is too weak. I’ll have no choice but to report it and request that you be sent

role might be temporary on the surface, but once he actually did, there was no way

cracked lips, leaving a bloody print. He then channeled the anger within him to steady his

necessary, Mr. Jenson. I can still keep

laughter. “I’m glad

an hour passed quickly for Cedrick as he went through his

said for the hand–standing Craig. Every second felt like an eternity to him. All he could do was focus on maintaining his

hour later, the timer began

also signaled the

Craig collapsed to the

was so exhausted that he couldn’t even open his

had finished notating the last document

to pass the test by a whisker. Now, clean up

Craig called out softly upon collecting himself,

he could read Craig’s mind, Cedrick rejected him outright. “No. That said, if you don’t

your punishment here, you’re welcome to get someone else to clean it up. Even if you can’t stand on your feet, I’m sure you can still crawl on your knees. I won’t let anyone