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.

and Cedrick exchanged

sent to keep an eye on Evelyn, made an unexpected call to Gwendolyn using

to

reported the details of the incident to

so she couldn’t have gone far. Tonight,

Ms. Harris,” he

in a solemn silence after the call

the windowpane and sneered, “She never learned her lesson; now she’s trying to escape. Cedrick, do you

to his scripture studies at the ancestral hall. Ever since

that she fell into deep thought again, he gently scooped her up and carried her to the bathroom. He said warmly, “Gwenny, let’s set aside those thoughts for now. We should wait until we locate her before jumping to conclusions. Tonight, let’s indulge in a

his neck and nuzzled into his

her forehead. “You helped me

referring to that

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 you miss

caused him to stiffen

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

to his ear and blew a teasing breath. Her seductive voice was enchanting, and her mischievous smile

your self-control today,

for a moment before saying in frustration, “Gwenny, men easily succumb

woman onto the toilet seat in the dry

temptation? Does that mean this can happen to other women

to her and crouched again; his dark eyes were

grabbed her hand and placed it on his

sensitive to you. It’ll succumb to

lips

wants to

her with anticipation. “So,

her head and pointed to her

response, Cedrick let out

Be good and take a

with the water temperature, he took the bath soap

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