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.

of his skin

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

bedside lamp had been removed, and turning on the ceiling lights would startle Gwendolyn awake, so Cedrick picked up his pajamas from the bed in the dark and

naked, he 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 injuries on the rest

twice the amount of injuries than before, and there was no part of

black-he was covered in the

to keep himself steady with a hand on the

tire from the act, the receiver would be even more

not been sleeping well for the past few nights. He was

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 wounds.

on his skin, but it soon turned into flames

he was hit. Even Cedrick, a man with a high

the world spun around

took a towel and bit onto it before continuing the

from the agonizing session. After putting on his pajamas, he went back

he carried Gwendolyn, her weight pressed against them. Nevertheless, Cedrick let no pained

Joshua turned to look at Cedrick with a frown “This is too tiring for you, Cedrick. Go and rest in

Gwendolyn’s hand as he

in the middle of the night to work. I can’t possibly ask you to keep an

his wife reminded Joshua of how Gwendolyn had delivered the serum

envious of your relationship. If only life was

These difficult times will pass, and

then. It’s not as if I can sleep

a sigh, Joshua dragged a chair over to sit beside

keenly spotted the abrasion and swelling on Cedrick’s wrist, and he leaned closer to study

is pretty bad, and it’s rather

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

but quickly realized that there

frozen in midair for a whole minute before he awkwardly retracted

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

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

said could change his mind. Hence, he quietly sat beside Cedrick and waited for Gwendolyn to be done with

As he supported himself with a hand on the bed, he closed his

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

to keep his rapid pained

of protective wear tomorrow night. It’s better than letting her hit you without wearing any protective gear.”