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.

be an opportunity for you to demonstrate your capabilities.

words through his gritted teeth. “You must be

groomed to become deputy director. Therefore, I know better than anyone else how truly ambitious you are. Unfortunately, you have lost your initial idealism and have

obey him unconditionally caused him to be intoxicated by power. From then on, his ambition began to

aware of the change within him, yet he didn’t see anything wrong with it,

have not changed. You have to

of his energy to speak, Craig felt his body tilt toward the back. However,

feel tired? As

of Craig’s silence, that was precisely what he

When faced with overwhelming pressure, even the proudest of us have no choice but to

convey. Cedrick has never lectured me about life. Has he gotten carried away from punishing me that

cruel and icy tone. “If you’re unable to keep 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

over the role might be temporary on the surface, but once he

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

Mr. Jenson. I can still keep

laughter. “I’m

an hour passed quickly for Cedrick as he

eternity to him. All he could do was focus on

hour later, the

it also signaled the end of the

of relief, Craig collapsed to the

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

Cedrick had finished notating the last document with his

turning off the heater, he slowly walked up to Craig. “You have managed to pass the test

out softly upon collecting

read Craig’s mind, Cedrick rejected him

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