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.”

fell silent at

Gwendolyn finally asked, “What are you planning to do? Are you going

put Cedrick in

at the picture frame on the table–it was a picture of his parents

of someone plotting his parents‘

as he wanted to find out the truth, he

dragged into the matter, too, and was brought to the police station. I don’t have the right to forgive him, let alone let Yael use this

about me. Being brought to the police station isn’t a big deal. It

at her, he asked, “What do you

he never would’ve used it if Xander hadn’t gotten into trouble this time. If we analyze it from this point of

think about this. But first,

since he already had a plan in mind. As

tonight. Let’s

his hand around her waist almost instinctively despite feeling

“Gwenny, you’re different tonight.”

head with a smile, her gaze

him, drawing his attention to

“You’re beautiful as ever but unusually

Gwendolyn’s blunt suggestion. They were basically married for years, so

happy to accept the suggestion. Kissing her lips,

in the study was

engaged in an intimate moment, leaving trails of love on the study table, the couch, and the

did not let go of Gwendolyn’s waist until he

greed for her scent, he enjoyed the

did not act up after the intense

hugged each other and slept peacefully

energized and invigorated the next morning despite the soreness in

“Hubby…”

and only woke up when Gwendolyn pinched his nose mischievously. Blinking blearily, he gazed at her and asked, “Did you sleep well? You

for my IV treatment. How

in medicine, so he answered, “I’ll ask

immediately flushed

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