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

the edge of the bed while he

on the ceiling lights would startle Gwendolyn awake, so Cedrick picked up his pajamas from

came to the living room before making his way to the refrigerator for an ice pack. As he held it against his cheek, he checked the

and there was no part of his skin that had been spared from

black-he was covered in the signs

himself steady with a hand on the refrigerator,

tire from the act, the receiver would be even more

sleeping well for the past few nights.

her, so Cedrick had to

mind, he forced himself to snap back to his senses and grabbed the anti- inflammatory cream Joshua had given him during the day to apply to

Initially, Cedrick felt a cooling sensation on his skin, but it soon turned into

hurt worse than when he was hit. Even Cedrick, a man with a

his entire body, and the world spun around him. He could barely keep his

a towel and bit onto it before continuing the application

was done with that, he drank a glass of water to calm the stress from the agonizing session. After putting on his pajamas, he went back upstairs to look

weight pressed against them. Nevertheless, Cedrick let no pained sound leave his mouth as

intravenous therapy for Gwendolyn, Joshua turned to look at Cedrick with a

hand as he stood beside her.

fine. I’ve already woken you up in the middle of the night to work. I can’t possibly ask you to keep an eye on my wife too. Go ahead and

how Gwendolyn had delivered the serum to the lab in the middle of the night back

only

be. These difficult times will pass,

It’s not

a sigh, Joshua dragged a chair

abrasion and swelling on

is pretty bad, and it’s rather

“This

of Cedrick’s hand in consolation, but quickly realized that there was no

frozen in midair for a whole minute before he awkwardly retracted

apply the medication on your back, right? Sit down. I’ll do it for

with a shake of his head. “I’ve already treated it with a spray before coming out. It’s not

his mind. Hence, he quietly sat beside Cedrick and waited for Gwendolyn

passed, and Cedrick started flagging. As he supported himself with a hand on the bed, he closed his eyes to

episode tomorrow, we should sedate her. Don’t be her punching

tried to keep his rapid pained breathing

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