Cedrick raised his head and looked at her, his eyes sparkling with delight.

After a moment, he lowered his gaze and said, “Wouldn’t it be better not to do it now? Getting the marriage certificate at this critical juncture might invite gossip and unnecessary trouble for you.”

“We can have a private wedding first and keep it a secret from others,” she suggested. “Besides, our lives should be lived for ourselves, not to please others.”

After Cedrick contemplated for a while, his eyes lit up with joy again.

“You’re right, Gwenny. We should live our lives on our own terms.”

He flashed a mischievous smile and continued, “Tomorrow is a good day. Shall we go and register our marriage early in the morning?”

Gwendolyn playfully tapped his forehead. “All right, as you wish.”

Cedrick stood before her, his heart filled with excitement about their upcoming official union. He hugged her leg and rested his head against her thigh, reveling in their intimacy.

In return, Gwendolyn tenderly caressed the back of his head, allowing him to nuzzle against her.

Suddenly, her phone on the bedside table rang.

The caller was Ezra.

She had an ominous feeling about receiving calls in the wee hours of the night.

When the call connected, it wasn’t Ezra’s voice that greeted her.

A man’s voice, tinged with a hint of breathlessness as if he had just completed a workout, spoke on the line.

“Hello, Ms. Harris. I work for Boss, and my codename is Midnight. I tried to call him multiple times, but he didn’t pick up. I had no choice but to use your bodyguard’s phone to contact you and Boss.”

Gwendolyn had put the call on speaker mode, allowing Cedrick to hear their conversation.

He stood up to retrieve his own phone, only to discover that it had been set to silent mode. There were over a dozen missed calls from Midnight.

Cedrick exchanged solemn

whom Cedrick had sent to keep an eye on Evelyn, made an unexpected call to Gwendolyn using Ezra’s

to Evelyn?” Gwendolyn

the details of the

gone far. Tonight, I will send members of

Harris,” he

a solemn silence after the

gazed at the raindrops on the windowpane and sneered, “She never learned her lesson; now she’s trying to escape. Cedrick, do you think Asher has anything to do with

devoted to his scripture studies at the ancestral hall. Ever since you

for now. We should wait until we locate her before jumping to conclusions. Tonight, let’s indulge in a relaxing bath

and nuzzled into his chest. “I’m

a gentle kiss on her forehead. “You helped me to bathe when I was ill. From now

to

a playful smirk formed at the corner of her mouth. “Someone was quite naughty that day and tried to entice and seduce me. Fortunately, I have strong self-control and gave someone a good scrubbing. Don’t

caused him to stiffen

were dark secrets that shouldn’t be brought up or known by anyone

teasing breath. Her

want to test your self-control today,

“Gwenny,

he gently placed the woman onto the toilet seat in the dry area of the bathroom. He then proceeded to fill the bathtub with

that men can’t resist temptation? Does that mean

his

her hand and placed it

this. Moreover, it’s sensitive to you. It’ll succumb to your teasing.

pursed her lips and nodded

it does seem like it wants to be eaten,” she responded

fixed on her with anticipation. “So, Gwenny,

pointed to her

by her response, Cedrick let out a long

Be good and take

was satisfied with the water

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