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.

“Be good, Benny. It’s just

Benedict lifted

his hand for days, it hurt terribly when the professor extracted

the professor made the entire process

little before looking out of the window in disdain, much calmer than the other children

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

up and

and asked, “Do you find me a nuisance if I stay

him an exceptionally

I’m happy to have you here

to the fruits and enunciated, “I’m having an off day today, so I stay right

the smile on Benedict’s face, he was having

kindergarten yet, have you? I’m fine here. I’m used to

lift his head at

a long while, he was finally done peeling the fruits and passed

took it and said, “Thank

crispy and sweet. It was

Nico and Charles are probably

frowned and shot a

me stay here?

Why would I

another sweet smile, but Cedrick knew his son

knew that Benedict’s smile

you I’m not working today and wish to

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

continued

put them on the plate, elegant

was quiet for a while. After adjusting the IV bottle,

son did not speak as they

had his brows knitted, seemingly contemplating something

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

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

Benedict was overthinking it.

the three requests, then Charles would have it easy by enduring the suffering that came with those

ask how many

that. “Only one. I told him that I’d make the third request easier if he can complete the second one, but I’m regretting it a little