The Ex and Her Riches

She looked up at Cedrick, utterly puzzled.

“Hubby”

Cedrick’s face grew serious. It was clear that jealousy was in the air.

“Don’t you plan on explaining what happened in the nursery with Charles?”

“Huh?” Gwendolyn stared at him in confusion. “What is there to explain?”

Cedrick took a deep breath. A lump was forming in his throat, and his eyes reddened. “You and Charles were alone in a room laughing and joking. Gwendo

He was about to say her full name, but he stopped just in time.

He had learned from past arguments that calling her by her full name never ended well for him, so he chose a different method to approach the matter.

“Gwenny, you’re a married woman. How could you spend time alone with a single man? Did you two….. Did he do anything inappropriate to you? Did he touch your hand?”

Despite his cold and serious tone, Cedrick’s use of an endearment softened his delivery. Rather than conveying menace, his words carried a sense of a fatherly lecture, as if he were earnestly speaking to his daughter.

Gwendolyn remained silent, feeling speechless.

Even after they had children together, why was he still so jealous?

“What do you mean by alone in a room? Did you forget about our kids? Benny and Zendy were in the room, weren’t they?” refuted Gwendolyn.

Cedrick’s frustration grew evident as he replied, “They’re just babies, Gwendolyn. They don’t understand what’s going on. Even if you and Charles engaged in intimate acts right under their innocent gazes, they wouldn’t be able to object or comprehend it.”

Gwendolyn’s gaze turned icy as she locked eyes with him, a surge of anger welling up within her and a chilling sense of disappointment settling in her heart.

“Cedrick, after everything we’ve been through, how can you still doubt my loyalty to you? And to use the term ‘intimate acts’ in such a derogatory way, how could you say such things?”

As her eyes welled up with tears, Gwendolyn turned away from the man, choosing to ignore him.

Cedrick immediately noticed the sadness in Gwendolyn’s eyes. He had prepared a set of questions and words to confront her before her shower.

However, as he witnessed Gwendolyn becoming increasingly downcast, Cedrick found himself at a loss for

words.

“I’m sorry, Gwendolyn. It’s not that I don’t trust you. It’s just… I find it difficult to trust Charles. He was my love rival before, and those feelings of rivalry still linger within me. It’s challenging for me to feel at ease knowing that my wife is alone in a room with him.”

Cedrick Is Jealous Again.

“At the end of the day, you still don’t believe me,” she said, her words laden with disappointment. She then turned sideways, continuing to avoid looking at the man.

beside her, cautiously reaching out

you. Please, just tell me what went on between you and Charles while

hand and let out a scoff. “The fact that you demand an account of every word and action already reveals your lack of trust in me.”

“Darling…

He let out a silent sigh, reaching for a long ruler on the bedside table and placing it in her hand. Then, he began to discuss

everything

put up a fight no matter what?” she repeated.

“That’s right.”

on the man’s offer, saying, “You were being unreasonable and

was rendered speechless by her response. feeling conflicted in

it have to be such a humiliating punishment? I guess letting my wife spank me a couple of times on the butt isn’t that big of a deal…

uttered through gritted teeth. “Not at

per his request. “All right then. I shall clarify for you. Charles and I were simply entertaining Benny and Zendy with some toys. We didn’t even touch each other by the hair, not even once. As for our conversation, it was nothing more than casual chatter. He asked about recent events and we briefly discussed the time when my father passed.

listened attentively. “Is that

all.” Gwendolyn raised her voice, placing emphasis on her next words. “Don’t you believe me?”

believe

bed and knelt down as if he were prepared to accept his wife’s

let out a playful chuckle as she fixed her gaze on Cedrick, a fierce glint in

his head without

rose to her feet and tapped the collar of Cedrick’s neat shirt with the ruler in her

Jealous

“Take everything off.”

unbuttoned his suit, followed by his shirt, revealing his

of the bedroom, his perfectly sculpted physique radiated with a captivating

allure.

ruler gliding teasingly across his chest and abs, she directed it downward, tracing a path to his belt buckle.

there was nothing

whose wool had been carefully plucked, now awaiting its fate to be cooked and devoured by its

lingered on his exposed form, appreciating his physique for a fleeting moment before she made her way to the coat rack. She retrieved a

“Turn around.”

Cedrick obediently complied.

“Hands.”

bound his hands behind his back, fastening them tightly

a sense of impending danger, causing him to call out

sparkled mischievously, undeterred by Cedrick’s anxious call. With determination, she firmly pressed his upper body onto the bed, forcing him

presented to her

Cedrick was shocked.

to happen, he began

opportunity to dwell

Slap!

crisp sound rang