The Ex and Her Riches

Then, he smirked and licked his teeth before arching his brow at her.

He appeared to be flirting with her, yet there was an undertone of taunting in his actions.

A fearless look was present on his face as he made it plain that he was provoking her.

At that instant, he looked so much more annoying than Charles.

However, despite his arrogance, his hand was trembling so hard that he nearly lost his grip on his cigarette.

That was his first time provoking his wife by smoking. He was nervous and scared, but his pride prevented him from chickening out.

Gwendolyn watched him from afar, expressionless.

After a few more glances at him, she sneered and turned to head to the bathroom without even saying anything.

Cedrick was promptly rendered speechless.

She barely reacted to him, and she showed no signs of anger.

The weight of disappointment bore down on him, and he slumped his shoulders in defeat.

He was crestfallen, like a vibrant peacock who was disheartened after being ignored.

After sulking for two minutes, he saw the bathroom door open again.

The second the door creaked open, he straightened up and continued smoking, acting nonchalant.

He deliberately shifted his body sideways so that Gwendolyn could catch a clearer view of him exhaling the smoke.

His jawline seemed exceptionally sharp under the moonlight, and the billowing clouds of smoke only accentuated his beauty.

In fact, he even tilted his head back so that she could see his Adam’s apple better.

His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed the smoke, and that motion of his exuded an alluring yet provoking charm.

However, this time, Gwendolyn did not even spare him a glance.

Cedrick saw her enter the house from the corner of his eyes.

Following a thump, the door closed behind her.

Cedrick blinked. What a waste of effort. She didn’t even bother to pay attention to me.

His eyes reddened, and his fingers turned as cold as frost. The once vibrant hues of his face faded, leaving behind a pallor of misery.

He couldn’t accept the fact that his wife completely ignored him even after she saw him smoking.

She did not even bother to spare him a glance.

If she still remembers me, she’d never tolerate me smoking.

Benedict suffered from a congenital heart condition and had a delicate respiratory system. Inhaling smoke would exacerbate his health condition, so smoking inside the house was strictly prohibited. It was the last thing Gwendolyn would allow.

smoking. He lit one cigarette after

the only response from Gwendolyn was a sneer. It was as if she was mocking

what was with those subtle gestures earlier tonight? There’s no way

Cedrick absentmindedly smoked his way

his foot to extinguish the cigarette under his foot and took out another

He continued smoking.

of the lighter echoed through

refused to

entire pack, a reckless gamble to test if Gwendolyn

almost done with his second

he’d be in trouble if she found out about him smoking the entire pack of cigarettes once she regained

probably be

this. I’ll

and extinguished his cigarette before sneaking back into the house. Quietly closing the door behind him, he returned

had taken up every inch of the mattress, leaving

loud snoring filled

Cedrick gave Nico

the latter was sleeping

stormy

a light sleeper he has to be while on a Federal Bureau of Investigation

crouched down and pinched hard on

“Ow!”

who was prancing about in his dreamland, was rudely awakened by a

he rubbed his painful arm and cast

What did I

sighing instead of reprimanding the other man. “Move

“Oh! I’m sorry!”

Nico hastily scurried off to the edge of

draped it across the blanket and slowly

at Cedrick’s face while still massaging his aching arm and

middle of a mission, and the dangers surrounding

sorry, Cedrick,” Nico whispered an

again. I’ll make you bear the consequences if you do that

“Got it…”

to distance himself from Cedrick. Eventually, half of his body was hanging off

remained at the edge of the mattress and shut his

through his body. In his groggy and chilled state,

but he

only emboldened Nico. The latter inched even closer and

a death wish?” Cedrick squeezed

with an obvious murderous

moment of hesitation, he bit the

for a while. It’s too cold. I

Cedrick didn’t respond.

me however you want

cane me, or anything else. Just

still, his

his leg on Cedrick’s body when he didn’t object. He resembled an