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

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

was exactly what put Cedrick in

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

who missed out on his parents‘ love since young, the idea of someone plotting his parents‘ death instead of it being

find out the truth, he did not want to let Xander

joined forces with Paul, you got dragged into the matter, too, and was brought to the police station.

police station isn’t a big deal. It all boils down to how much

to look at her, he asked, “What do you

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

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

see him worrying about the matter anymore since he already had a plan in

tonight. Let’s talk about

wrapped his hand around her waist almost instinctively despite feeling surprised by

“Gwenny, you’re different tonight.”

with a smile, her gaze mesmerizing. “In what

had successfully distracted him,

his voice seductive. “You’re beautiful as ever but unusually proactive. You make me want

came Gwendolyn’s blunt suggestion. They were basically married for years, so there was nothing

more than happy to accept the suggestion.

a sudden, the tense atmosphere in the study was

leaving trails of love on the study table, the couch, and the coffee table as they

go of Gwendolyn’s waist

his greed for her scent, he

act up after the

couple hugged each other and slept

next morning despite the

“Hubby…”

awake and only woke up when Gwendolyn pinched his nose mischievously. Blinking blearily, he gazed at her and

and guess what? I didn’t have an episode last night although I didn’t go for my IV treatment.

well–versed in medicine, so he answered, “I’ll ask

flushed bright

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