The Ex and Her Riches

Gwendolyn tapped her nose and said, “If you knew that your daddy was going to be jealous, why are you still asking me about this?”

“I was curious!”

Zendaya and Gwendolyn were seated at the back of the car.

Zendaya had deliberately asked that question as their driver for the day was someone Logan had arranged—an outsider.

However, Gwendolyn did not even mull over the question, for she only had one answer for it.

“Of course, it’s because of Zendy. You said that Ms. Mellor saved you in the past and that you like her very much. That’s why I’d like to meet her.”

“Bingo! You’ve got the right answer!” Zendaya beamed sweetly. “Mommy has wisely avoided a disaster that Daddy might have stirred up!”

At that, a laugh escaped Gwendolyn. “He wouldn’t dare to do that.”

“That’s because you’re good at reining him in, Mommy,” Zendaya said, covering her mouth.

“Oh my, you even know what that word means. You’re awesome,” Gwendolyn praised.

Delighted by her mother’s praise, she then merrily continued talking to her mother.

While Gwendolyn sent Zendaya to the kindergarten, Cedrick brought Benedict to the lab for his IV therapy.

The professor prepared the IV bag, as well as other instruments before entering the ward with a medical tray.

As Benedict was constantly undergoing IV therapy, so he was using a peripheral venous catheter.

The peripheral venous catheter had to be changed every three days, or else Benedict would risk infection and extravasation.

That day, Benedict needed to change his catheter.

From afar, Benedict saw the new catheter on the professor’s tray, and he could not help but sigh.

“I’m already five, but I’m still getting IV therapy all the time. The back of my hand is bruising so badly. I’m afraid we’ll have to change a spot for the catheter next time.”

Cedrick’s heart ached as he listened to that, but he continued to quietly peel fruits for Benedict.

coax Benedict. “Be good, Benny. It’s just a

Benedict lifted his brows and fearless

hand for days, it hurt terribly when the

made the entire

looking out of the window in disdain,

he said, “Daddy, aren’t you busy with the company? Aren’t you

up

his displeasure, Cedrick turned and asked, “Do you find me a nuisance if I stay

an exceptionally cordial

happy to have you here

that, Cedrick returned his focus to the fruits and enunciated, “I’m having an off day today, so I

face, he

have you? I’m fine

did not lift his head at that, seemingly lost in

peeling the

took it and said, “Thank you,

and sweet. It

them later. Uncle Nico and Charles are probably cleaning the lab’s restroom right now, so if you’re bored, you can go and visit

understanding, but Cedrick frowned and shot a

have me stay here? You sound like you’re trying to

would

smile, but Cedrick knew

smile

today and wish

right.” Benedict’s face was scrunched up as if he had eaten a lemon, and he reluctantly

continued peeling the

calmly sliced the fruit and put them on the plate, elegant

was quiet for a while. After adjusting the IV bottle, the professor took the tray and

the son did not speak as they mulled

had his brows knitted, seemingly contemplating something

a while, Cedrick asked, “I heard that you agreed to have Charles fulfill three requests

He agreed to it too.” Then, in a more timid voice, he asked, “Daddy, you’re not going to scold me,

Benedict was overthinking it.

Benedict would really forgive Charles after the three requests, then Charles would have it

how many more requests

he thought about that. “Only one. I told him that I’d make the third request easier if