The Ex and Her Riches

As his wife held him, Cedrick felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. Suppressing the urge to cough, he spoke softly. “You’re right to scold me, Darling. I should’ve been more considerate tonight. If it will appease your anger, I don’t mind accepting some domestic punishment.”

“I can’t believe you’re still in the mood for jokes right now.” Irritated, Gwendolyn playfully punched him.

At that moment, Cedrick frowned, unable to resist drawing in a sharp breath.

Noticing his unusual reaction, Gwendolyn quickly expressed concern. “What’s wrong? Did I hurt you? Or are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Nico! Hurry, get the doctor to come over and check on

Cedrick!”

Cedrick took her hand, smiling faintly, and leaned his face closer. “I’m fine. All I need is a kiss from my wife.”

Gwendolyn stared at him. Still uneasy, she called for a doctor to examine him.

Upon examination, the doctor found that Cedrick had only suffered minor superficial injuries.

Knowing he was all right, Gwendolyn was completely relieved and left with him in the same car.

She had been on edge all night, and only then did her heart calm down. Leaning on Cedrick’s shoulder. she fell asleep.

Nico turned around and called out Cedrick’s name, but Cedrick immediately made a quiet gesture. My wife has been tired all night. She needs to rest well.

Seeing the concern in Cedrick’s eyes, Nico merely shrugged.

Sensing the warmth between the couple, Nico tactfully raised the partition between the front and back seats. He turned on the air conditioning, adjusting the temperature inside the car to a comfortable level.

They had the situation under control there, but over at the lab, all hell broke loose.

Zendaya woke up in the middle. Upon not seeing Gwendolyn, she burst into tears, giving Charles quite a scare.

“Are you having a nightmare? I’m here. There’s no need to be afraid,” reassured Charles.

Her crying intensified. “Where’s Mommy? I want Mommy. Does Daddy and Mommy

ever since Gwendolyn disappeared a

anxious if she couldn’t see

by the sound of crying. He sat up and looked at Charles with a cold expression. questioning, “Charles, tell me, has

outside to make a phone call. He noticed it and was certain that something must have gone wrong.

back soon. It’s only halfway through the night. Why don’t you sleep a bit more?

Benedict. “Stop treating me like a child. If you don’t tell me the truth, I’ll go out and find it

chimed in. “Yes. If you don’t tell us, my brother and I will go out and look for

relentless questioning of the children. Charles could

Charles. Did something happen to Mommy and Daddy?” asked Zendaya.

two,

and answered, “What’s the matter? We’re on

and Zendy are awake again, calling for their parents. I really can’t soothe them. You should talk to

words and go to sleep. When you wake up, you’ll be

“Excuses.” Those are all just excuses made by adults. If there’s really nothing wrong, why don’t they answer the

it. Let Cedrick answer the

car, Nico felt a bit embarrassed. “I’m afraid he can’t answer the phone now. They’ve already

was really tired. Selfishly, Nico

trust your Uncle Nico anymore? Your parents are worn out from handling their affairs. Why don’t you let

please take good care of my dad and mom. My brother and I will

obediently nestling into Charles’ embrace. Her small body still trembled occasionally from her recent crying. Exhausted from

snort, Benedict moved further away from Charles and slept

hours later, the dark curtain of the sky gradually receded, revealing an incredibly

soon as Gwendolyn and Cedrick arrived at the laboratory, they quickly returned to

woken up. Suppressing the surprise in his eyes, he called out,

tenderly held him in her arms, gently patting his small. back. “I’m

to sleep a little longer. Once he fell asleep again,