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.

trick me when you look

need you to explain what exactly

you and Evelyn doing when I came in? Why do I sense that you were

she could finish

me?” Gwendolyn was

and took several steps back, staring at

uttered unfeelingly, “She’s

man can reject the advances

you think I was doing with her just now?” Gwendolyn’s expression fell

with me?”

dominant, and cruel compared to

change of taste is due after pursuing you

I’m tired.

narrowed on his chiseled

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

seek excitement and

not

merely seen my

you know I’m

in the air for several minutes,

remained rooted to the

continued gazing out

eyes were devoid of any hint of

that, an unexpected sound of soft laughter broke the

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

laugh and not be enraged? Her

dropped as he struggled to keep up his frosty veneer

walked toward him and grabbed the arms of his

stain that left its mark was blatantly

his eyes to give her

laughing recklessly as if she’d seen through the act he was putting

but…” She let her sentence hang

still have room for

clenching your fists so tightly next time?” Cedrick was caught off guard and instinctively

had been exposed! There was nothing else he could do besides

Gwendolyn was intent

hooked his chin and drew circles on

I would

was too overcome with fury last night to have seen through your disguise, but

can see the cracks in your

several times for my sake and can barely hide your love

believe you’d fall for

deny everything at this point, are you?” The petulance in her lyrical voice seemed

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