The Ex and Her Riches

Noticing the change in the woman’s expression, he comforted her in a gentle tone. “Don’t worry, Gwen. Benny and Zendy are really well-behaved. Benny is done with his injection, and he didn’t cry at all. Zendy is a little less brave, but she’s not crying much with me holding her.”

Gwendolyn could feel her heart breaking when she saw Zendaya’s pitiful expression. She held back her tears and said, “Thank you, Charles.”

“No worries,” Charles replied, smiling from ear to ear.

There was a twinkle in his eyes that would only appear when he saw Gwendolyn.

Cedrick, who was quietly watching their interaction, felt his heart clench.

He started packing his suitcase while trying to suppress the bitter sensation in his heart.

However, Gwendolyn was hardly paying any attention to Charles as she was solely focused on her babies.

Through the video call, she could see that the doctor had already prepared the injection tools. He was coaxing Zendaya while trying to keep the needle out of her sight.

However, that was not enough to fool the smart little girl. She seemed to have guessed that she was getting an injection, as she crinkled her nose and glared at the doctor cautiously.

Putting on a strong front, Gwendolyn forced a smile and said, “Zendy, you’re such a good girl. Mommy and Daddy will be back tomorrow. The injection won’t hurt at all. The doctor will be very gentle.”

“Zendy, be good. Mommy is watching you. I will also be by your side.” Charles pointed at Gwendolyn on the screen.

As if she could feel Gwendolyn’s presence, Zendaya blinked a few times while trying to grab the phone with her chubby hands.

Seeing that the girl was distracted, the doctor quickly injected the medicine into her arm.

Shortly after, Zendaya started feeling the pain, and her small face scrunched up as tears started streaming down.

However, instead of crying out loud, she was whimpering.

tears fell continuously, her long eyelashes began to stick together.

my good girl,

her eyes, but she tried her

She fell asleep in Charles’ arms after crying for

who was

dare to move as he did not want

saw Gwendolyn looking at him, he let out a chuckle to reassure the woman

camera back to himself and said in a comforting tone, “Gwen, don’t be sad. It’s common for babies to catch a fever or cold every now and then. After taking fever medicine and getting their shots, they will get better tomorrow. If you’re busy over there, you don’t have to rush back. I will take a

appreciate it. I’ll treat you to a meal when

and replied, “Sure. I’ve been looking forward to getting a treat from you. I’m going to remember that and make sure you

Gwendolyn nodded.

longer hold back her tears. She sat on the

was the only one who knew how arduous the ten months of pregnancy had been for

good night’s sleep as she had to think of a way to get the Super Antiviral and keep her babies safe at the same time. Back then, she was already experiencing severe morning sickness although she

her considerable effort to settle the problem and return to the country. However, the Harris. family got

to her twins. It was all possible because

was tearing Gwendolyn’s heart apart to see how much Zendaya was suffering because of her fever. She could almost feel her

endured her agony alone for a while, Cedrick knelt down next to her and let out a sigh.

“I’m sorry for my negligence. It’s all my fault. If you’re still mad at me, you can give me a beating to blow

and did

a piece of tissue from the bedside

was feeling much better and no longer had the urge to

buy a dress for Gwendolyn. Hoping that they could go ahead with the plan, he asked cautiously, “Darling, do we really

of having fun when our babies are sick?” She could not understand what he was thinking. “You can stay in Astoria for a few more days if you want. I’ll go back first.”