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.

the years I spent away in Fairlake was supposed to be an opportunity for you to demonstrate your capabilities. Instead, you became

Craig eked out a few words through his gritted teeth. “You must be

I have personally groomed to become deputy director. Therefore, I know better

family, the power to order everyone around and have them obey him unconditionally caused him to be intoxicated by power. From then on, his ambition began

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

Mr. Jenson. I have not changed. You have to reconsider

tilt toward the back. However, he

feel tired? As if your arms are going to break and you can

Craig’s silence, that was precisely what he was

But the truth is, man’s potential is limitless. When faced with overwhelming pressure, even the proudest of us have no choice but to submit. Moreover, despite knowing that one is incapable of withstanding the punishment for failure, one would still give one’s all just to endure it. Craig, the gulf between us is

Cedrick has never lectured me about life. Has he gotten carried away from punishing me that he can’t help reminiscing about his past?

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 temporary on the surface, but once he actually did, there was no way Craig would be

chill down his spine, Craig bit down on his cracked lips, leaving a bloody print. He then

isn’t necessary, Mr. Jenson. I can still keep this

“I’m

for Cedrick as he went through

hand–standing Craig. Every second felt like an eternity to him. All he could do was

later, the timer

signaled the end of

to the ground, unable

eyelashes drenched in sweat, he was so exhausted that he couldn’t even open his

same time, Cedrick had finished notating the last

heater, he slowly walked up to Craig. “You have managed to pass the test by a whisker. Now, clean up the floor

softly upon collecting

Craig’s mind, Cedrick rejected him outright. “No.

Even if you can’t stand on your feet, I’m sure you can still crawl