Wooing My Ex-Wife

His eyes turned scarlet. He clutched Gwendolyn’s wrist, not noticing that he was gripping her so tightly that her skin was turning pale.

Cedrick shoved him away, wrapped Gwendolyn in his arms, and massaged her wrist.

Gwendolyn sighed. Her tone was stern as she said, “You acted rashly tonight, Treyton. I understand how you must be feeling, but I don’t agree with you giving away fifteen percent of the company’s shares to the Newton family.”

Treyton gaped at her in disbelief. “For all your talk about being sisters with Jennifer, you won’t even save her when she’s in trouble. When have you become so unfeeling, Gwendolyn?”

“Me, unfeeling?”

Gwendolyn was incredulous. Her rage began to boil.

As Treyton had had a traumatic night, she did her best to remain patient. “I don’t want to hold a grudge against somebody who can’t think straight. We’ll talk about this tomorrow.”

Treyton’s gaze grew cold.

Everything that had happened at the party had lost him his wits. “I’ll do it myself if you won’t. My shares, my call.”

He turned to go, but Gwendolyn had enough. Done with coddling him, she dashed forward and slapped him across the face.

Smack!

The crisp slap echoed in the air.

As she had used her full strength, Treyton’s face tilted to the side, and a red imprint of her hand appeared instantly on his cheek. He stared at her, dumbstruck.

Cedrick, too, was stunned. He remained rooted to the spot.

Massaging his stinging cheek, Treyton fumed, “How dare you hit me, Gwendolyn?”

Faced with his accusatory glare, Gwendolyn raised her chin defiantly.

“I’m not hitting you as your little sister but as the head of the Harris family. Now would you calm down? Can you listen to me?”

She looked stern, like the head of the family she was.

fuming, he did not say

Treyton. I’ll give you some time to cool down and reflect on your actions. Before you think things

gazed at her, somewhat hurt. “Are you

it as grounding. It’s your punishment for

men who aren’t on active duty to surround this villa? I don’t want even

nodded decisively.

every single one of them with batons. You have my permission to beat him up

If it came to that, she would still be the one

of the family, and everybody must obey me with no exceptions. If you won’t, we’re going to the ancestral hall and I will have you tried according to our family law. Feel

think I’m

severely that you pass out and spend the next two weeks in bed. By then, you would only be able to watch the broadcast of Jennifer’s engagement party. Would

refused

arm around Cedrick’s, Gwendolyn

“Call me when you’ve calmed down and thought things

Treyton watched as

the car did not

of footsteps sounded. The smart-looking soldiers surrounded the villa as if they had rehearsed

first instead. Forced back into his

securely inside his house did Gwendolyn and

Inez showed up early the following morning at her office at Mossey Corporation,

some of its stiffness. Though far from being on good terms, they would exchange a greeting when they bumped into each

reasons, her secretary

to spend the following two days

department arrived

said without taking her attention off

permission, the two figures

and a handsome face. He had

Inez did not so much as look

the secretary’s resume on her table. “This candidate is very

engrossed in typing. She did not look at the

be made one week in advance with the exception of special circumstances. You cannot arrive at the office later than me. When I come in in the

man nodded.