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 a word

regained some control, she continued, “You’re a smart man, Treyton. I’ll give you some time to cool

in disbelief. He gazed at her, somewhat hurt. “Are you placing

it as grounding. It’s your punishment for speaking so rudely to the head of the

another word, Gwendolyn turned to address Cedrick. “Could you marshal some men who aren’t on active

decisively. “Very well,

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

that, she would

now the head 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

I’m scared

so severely that you pass out and spend the next two weeks in

jaw clenched. He refused to say another

her arm around Cedrick’s, Gwendolyn

turned around and said, “Call me when you’ve calmed

he stood, Treyton watched as she and Cedrick entered the

the car

minutes later, an orderly march of footsteps sounded. The smart-looking soldiers surrounded the villa

first instead. Forced back into

after Treyton was securely inside his house did Gwendolyn and Cedrick disappear into the

Inez showed up early the

talking things through with Kieran, their relationship had lost some of its stiffness. Though far from being on good terms, they would exchange a

reasons, her secretary

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table. “This candidate is very well qualified,

grunted in response, engrossed in typing. She did not

me. When I come in in the morning, I expect a fresh cup of coffee on my desk…” She went on for over a minute without even looking up. “Got

man nodded. “Understood, Ms.