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.

sip of coffee before remarking, “Craig, the years I spent away in Fairlake was supposed to be an opportunity for you to demonstrate your capabilities. Instead, you became full

through

I know better than anyone else how truly ambitious

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

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

have not changed. You have to

Craig felt his body tilt toward the back. However,

As if your arms are

silence, that

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

me about life. Has he gotten carried away from punishing me that he

weak. I’ll have no choice but to report it and request that you be sent back to training camp for three months. Upon your departure, the position of deputy director will be left vacant, and I

surface, but once

Craig bit down on his cracked lips, leaving a bloody print. He then channeled the anger

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

laughter. “I’m glad to hear

hour passed quickly for Cedrick as he went

same couldn’t be said for the hand–standing Craig. Every second felt like an eternity to him. All he could do was focus on maintaining

later, the timer began to

signaled the

relief, Craig collapsed to the ground, unable to get back to

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

notating the last document with

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

out softly upon collecting himself, “can

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

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