Wooing My Ex-Wife

Chapter 351

She began to grow nervous at his prolonged silence.

“Are you still there, Mister? You didn’t faint, did you?”

“No.” Nico closed his eyes wearily. “I’m exhausted and would like to take a nap,” he murmured.

“No! Don’t fall asleep!”

She banged madly on the wall to keep him awake. “You’re badly hurt, and you might never wake up if you fall asleep!”

Nico was amused.

Having been training in the barracks with Cedrick from a young age, he would not die that easily.

Aside from Cedrick and Gwendolyn, she was the first person who cared so deeply for him without knowing who he was. It gave him a warm, fuzzy feeling.

“Mister? Are you asleep? Or are you almost dead?”

An urgent hammering on the wall sounded again.

“No.”

She heaved a sigh of relief. “I’ll keep you company if you’re feeling sleepy. Would you like to hear a story?”

“Do you know any scary ones?”

“Uh… Aren’t we living through one right now?”

Nico gazed weakly about the cell and chuckled.

Indeed, it was quite eerie.

“I know some morbid jokes, Mister.”

“This dungeon is morbid enough.”

“Mine are more morbid than that.”

over their chat, the pair passed a pleasant half an hour

arranged by

back to the condominium on the

even reduced the area she was permitted access to from her

was she displeased. She only asked him for several books on childcare to kill time

however, Charles

In response, Charles employed a female gynecologist who would show up every afternoon to examine

noon, Charles received a summon

“Mother.”

stood dutifully before her across

of coffee with a grave expression. “Be honest with

momentarily taken aback. Keeping his gaze fixed on the

still lying to defend

temper and overturned her unfinished cup to

the floor beneath the coffee table was lined with carpet, the impact hardly caused a

Charles marched around the coffee table, knelt beside her, and wiped her

Kylie felt her rage subside. She spoke again, employing

Charlie! I’ve done some digging and found that she is engaged in Chanaea. Besides, I saw the way you looked last night. The child must be fathered by

head bowed, refusing to

was furious. The good impression she had of Gwendolyn had vanished

woman like that is not worthy of you. What did she do

wiped her fingers diligently. He did not say a

up his mind, so she sighed.

looked up at once. “I will

the child in Gwendolyn’s belly, he averted his gaze, and his voice seemed to wilt with defeat. “It will damage her body to put her through an abortion. I

even consider letting her deliver the child? Do you want this stain on your honor for as long as you live? You won’t feel the same love

in the sore spot Charles had kept suppressed over

sad little laugh before gazing up mournfully. “Is my existence not a wretched one, Mother? You did this, too, didn’t you? Does that make you, in your own words, a woman

“You little sh*t!”

glared at him in shock. Enraged, she slapped him across the

her beloved son to whom she owed so

sorry for causing you so much misery

and smiled. “It’s all right. It didn’t

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