Chapter 270 Cedrick Teased “My heart goes out to you, so I’ll stay by your side.

I’ll also learn how to love and protect you.

” Her soothingly lilting voice drifted into Cedrick’s ears and echoed in his mind.

The most dazzling smile bloomed before him.

His heart that ached inexplicably felt as if it were engulfed by warm light which melted all its frost.

Cedrick felt a lump in his throat as he instinctively reached for her soft face.

However, he still wore his leather gloves that had just touched Evelyn.

He discreetly withdrew his hand at the thought while his other palm, which hung on the other side of his thigh, curled into a fist subconsciously.

Charles was right.

Gwendolyn’s fiery personality made her a force to behold with her enemies.

They could never get close to her without being burnt.

Yet when it came to the people she loved, she was as docile as a cat, irresistibly drawing others to her.

She embodied vitality, charisma, and resilience.

He had assumed the virus within him could be suppressed well enough so that they could look forward to a life together.

Little did he expect it to become wishful thinking with how rapidly the virus spread.

He was nothing more than a broken man with half a foot in the grave.

Gwendolyn deserved better than him.

I’m the one holding her back.

“Ceddy?” Gwendolyn murmured when she noticed Cedrick being lost in his thoughts.

Cedrick regained his senses and stretched out his arms slightly, resuming his aloof expression.

“I’m not injured.

Feel free to inspect me if you have any doubts.

” “I don’t believe you.

can’t trick me when you look worse for

you to

Why do I sense that you were trying to pique me-” “I think I like her quite a

before she could

me?” Gwendolyn

and took several steps back,

the floor-to–ceiling win “gh and uttered

can reject the advances

do you think I was doing with her just now?” Gwendolyn’s expression fell as she continued backing

disgusted with me?” Cedrick scoffed in

dominant, and cruel

of taste is due after pursuing you

I’m tired.

shapely eyes narrowed

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

seek excitement and

not change,

merely seen

know I’m

hung in the air

remained rooted to

continued gazing out the

eyes were devoid of any hint of sentiment and filled

an unexpected sound of soft laughter

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

enraged? Her starry eyes were

struggled to

walked toward him and grabbed the arms of his office chair before bending down to plant a kiss on his

left its

to give her a

understand a word I said?” Gwendolyn continued laughing recklessly as if she’d seen through

let her sentence hang mid–air while her gaze traveled to his hands on his

acting skills still

was caught off

There was nothing else he could

feisty Gwendolyn was intent on tearing down his

his chin and drew circles on

I’m offended that you’d think I would fall for such paltry

to have seen through your

see the cracks in your

your life several times for my sake and can barely hide your love

fool to believe you’d

this point, are you?” The petulance in her lyrical voice seemed to have a hypnotic

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