The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 599 Is Nico Two Faced

Gwendolyn drove back to Harrick Villa that night.

Cedrick was not at the Federal Bureau of Investigation; he seemed to have gone back to the Jenson residence. Thus, she wanted to spare him the trouble of picking her up.

When she reached home, she walked past the garden to find only the study was lit.

At that realization, she entered the house and went straight to the study.

The study’s door was ajar, revealing Cedrick sitting at the office desk, his gaze fixed, albeit distant, on an unknown spot. Clearly, he was deeply engrossed in his thoughts.

He looked somber as if something had happened.

Finding his behavior puzzling, Gwendolyn quietly entered the room and made her way to the back of his office chair.

Cedrick was so absorbed in his thoughts that he did not even notice the woman entering.

“What’s wrong, Hubby? Did something happen?”

With her dainty digits, she gently squeezed his broad shoulders and massaged them.

Her familiar voice and the sensation of her fingers kneading his shoulders pulled Cedrick back to reality.

He took the hands that were massaging his shoulders and kissed them. “Yael hid Xander. When I went to see him, he told me that there was a hidden reason behind my parents death, and he used that to threaten me to let Xander off.”

Gwendolyn frowned at what she heard. “Does he really know the cause? If Mom and Dad really got into an accident back then, why don’t you just ask Grandpa about it?”

Cedrick sighed dejectedly. That was where the problem lay.

Earlier that day, Cedrick had gone to ask Valentino, who shook his head firmly and denied there was anything more to the matter. Everything the latter said was precisely what he told Cedrick since young- nothing more, nothing less.

In fact, Cedrick pressed on until the point where Valentino lost his temper and threatened to punish the former if he continued bringing up the past and invoking his sadness.

Nonetheless, Valentino’s overreaction proved there may be more to the matter like what Yael suggested.

As Cedrick pondered upon it, he recounted every single detail to Gwendolyn because of his unconditional trust for her.

At the end of the recount, Gwendolyn nodded in agreement. “Grandpa has always been a composed and mature person: The fact that he’s threatening to punish you does sound like an overreaction, but perhaps he has always been sensitive toward that matter.”

couple fell silent

you planning to

exactly what put Cedrick in a

the table–it was a picture of his parents when

of someone plotting his parents‘ death instead of it

much as he wanted to find out the truth,

was brought to the police station. I don’t have the right to forgive him, let alone let

don’t have to worry about me. Being brought to the police station isn’t a big deal. It all boils down to

her, he asked, “What do you think,

using this as his trump card. I have a feeling he never would’ve used it if Xander hadn’t gotten into trouble this time. If we analyze it from

deep thought before uttering, “I need to think about this. But first, I’ll re–investigate what happened back then and look for clues before accepting

the matter anymore since he already had a plan in mind. As such,

Let’s

her waist almost instinctively despite feeling surprised by how proactive she

“Gwenny, you’re different tonight.”

tilted her head with a smile, her gaze mesmerizing. “In what

distracted him, drawing

her ear, his voice seductive. “You’re beautiful as ever but unusually proactive. You make me want to eat

blunt suggestion. They were basically

to accept the suggestion. Kissing her lips, he murmured, “I’ll

the tense atmosphere in the study was

the study table, the couch, and the coffee table

did not let go of Gwendolyn’s waist until he was

her scent, he enjoyed the

act up after the intense

other and slept peacefully through

the next morning

“Hubby…”

sound asleep while she was awake and only woke up when Gwendolyn pinched his nose mischievously. Blinking blearily, he gazed at her and asked, “Did you sleep well? You must

an episode last night although I didn’t go for my IV treatment. How surprising. Do you think it’s because I was too exhausted from the intense exercise? Is that why my

was not well–versed in medicine, so he answered, “I’ll ask Joshua about

immediately flushed

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