The Ex and Her Riches

Without hesitation, his hand shot out to grab Gwendolyn’s left wrist.

With her two hands restrained, the frenzied Gwendolyn started kicking her legs.

Cedrick was forced to move backward. Once he let go of her, he rolled twice across the bed before landing steadily on the carpet.

While Gwendolyn went to look for more objects to alleviate her emotions, he took the opportunity to dash to the closet to grab a belt, the moonlight the only light source for him in the dark. Before Gwendolyn could throw something else onto the ground, he rushed to the other side of the bed and placed the belt in her hand.

Once Gwendolyn got hold of a weapon, the bloodlust in her eyes grew more intense.

“Wait!” Cedrick cried out in a panic,

In the next second, he took off his pajamas and threw them on the bed before standing naked in front of Gwendolyn. He did not want another set of clothes destroyed again.

“Come, Gwenny. Do it fast so we can go back to sleep.”

Gwendolyn roared as if she had turned into a beast without rationality and sentience.

There was nothing but anger in her eyes-there was no trace of pity for him-as she swung the belt toward him.

Smack!

Every whip she did struck an old wound, but Cedrick endured it with deep breaths and gritted teeth as he covered his crotch.

Quietly, he counted the attacks, wondering how long more he had to endure them.

The whooshing of the whipping belt was terrifying in the silent night.

The one-sided violence lasted close to an hour.

Eventually, the whipping grew weaker.

When Cedrick lifted his head, he noticed the manic quality in Gwendolyn’s eyes fading away, giving place to exhaustion.

The second she fell backward, Cedrick shot forward to grab her.

Like the night before, he nimbly placed her back on the bed.

He had been keeping tracking earlier, so he knew she had delivered two hundred and eighteen strikes on him. Genny’s strong when she’s manic

He inhaled sharply.

It hurt terribly.

inch of his skin was screaming

on the edge of the bed while he took calculated breaths. It took

awake, so Cedrick picked up his pajamas from the bed in the dark and felt his

way to the refrigerator for an ice pack. As he held it against his cheek,

injuries than before, and there was

blue, and black-he was covered

stumbled, and he had to keep himself steady with a hand

tire from the act,

been sleeping well for the past few

dose of medication to cure her, so Cedrick had to quickly

to snap back to his senses and grabbed the anti- inflammatory cream Joshua had given him during the day to apply to his

was a potent medication. Initially, Cedrick felt a cooling sensation on his skin, but it soon turned into flames from an inferno, burning his skin. It felt as if

it hurt worse than when he was hit. Even Cedrick, a man with a high pain tolerance, was unable to withstand the agony.

world spun around

wounds heal faster, he took a towel and

from the agonizing session. After putting on his pajamas, he went back upstairs to look for

when he carried Gwendolyn, her weight pressed against them. Nevertheless, Cedrick let no pained sound leave his

at Cedrick with a frown “This is too tiring for you, Cedrick. Go and rest in the room at the side.

hand as he stood

possibly ask you to keep an eye on my wife too. Go ahead and sleep.

had delivered the serum to

only life was

will be. These difficult times will pass, and our family will have

then. It’s not as if I

dragged a chair

he keenly spotted the abrasion and swelling

bad, and it’s rather

gave a half-hearted glance at his wrist. “This is nothing. I’ll deal with it later.”

in consolation, but quickly realized that there was no part of Cedrick

his hand was frozen in midair for a whole minute before he awkwardly

your back,

head. “I’ve already treated it with a spray before coming out. It’s not affecting me and my

knowing that nothing he said could change his mind.

flagging. As he supported himself with a hand on the bed,

we should sedate her. Don’t be her punching bag anymore. Look at you. One more beating, and you’re going to be downed.”

not speak as he tried to keep his

of protective wear tomorrow night. It’s better than letting her