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

supported himself with a hand on the edge of the bed while he took calculated breaths. It took him a long time

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

ice pack. As he held it against his cheek, he checked the injuries on the rest of his body,

had twice the amount of injuries than before, and there was no part of his skin that had been

and black-he was covered in the signs of

himself steady with a hand

the assaulter would tire from the act, the receiver would be even more

well for the past few nights. He was sore

already come up with the right dose of medication to cure her, so Cedrick had to quickly treat himself

thought in 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 his wounds.

Cedrick felt a cooling sensation on his skin, but it soon turned into flames from an inferno, burning his skin.

Even Cedrick, a man with a high

world spun around him. He could barely

wounds heal faster, he took a towel and

the stress from the

pressed against them. Nevertheless, Cedrick let no pained sound leave his mouth as he silently carried Gwendolyn downstairs. Half an hour later,

rushed back to the lab to work overtime. After administering intravenous therapy for Gwendolyn, Joshua turned to look at Cedrick with a frown “This is too tiring for you, Cedrick. Go and rest in the room at the side. This will

Cedrick continued to hold Gwendolyn’s hand as

the night to work. I can’t possibly ask you to keep an eye on my wife too. Go ahead and sleep. I’ll wake you when the IV

his wife reminded Joshua of how Gwendolyn had delivered the serum to the lab

relationship. If only life

These difficult times will pass, and our family will have

you company then. It’s not as

a sigh, Joshua dragged a chair

spotted the abrasion and swelling

this is pretty bad, and it’s

a half-hearted glance at his wrist. “This is nothing. I’ll

He reached out, thinking to pat the back of Cedrick’s hand in consolation, but quickly realized that there was no

his hand was frozen in midair for a whole minute before

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

it with a spray before coming out. It’s not affecting me and my life, so I don’t

stopped trying to persuade him otherwise at his insistence, knowing that nothing he said could change his mind. Hence, he

he supported himself with a hand on the bed,

another episode tomorrow, we should sedate her. Don’t be her punching bag anymore. Look at

not speak as he tried to keep his rapid pained breathing

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