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

a few words through his gritted teeth. “You must

let out a snort before pinching his forehead languidly. “You were someone that I have personally 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 become someone I barely

around and have them obey him unconditionally caused him to be intoxicated by power. From

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

not changed. You have to reconsider the

Craig felt his body tilt toward the back. However, he swiftly bounced

Cedrick continued solemnly, “Do you feel tired? As if your arms are going to break and

of Craig’s silence, that was precisely what he was

my master back in the 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 overwhelming pressure,

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

report it and request that you be sent back to training camp

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

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

an arrangement isn’t necessary, Mr. Jenson.

in laughter. “I’m

for Cedrick as

like an eternity to

hour later, the timer began

signaled the end

groan of relief, Craig collapsed to the ground, unable to

was so exhausted that he couldn’t

finished notating the last document with his red

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

Craig called out softly

read Craig’s mind, Cedrick rejected him

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