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

to explain

Evelyn doing when I came in? Why do I sense that you were trying to pique me-” “I think I like her quite a

Cedrick interrupted before she could finish her

Gwendolyn

took several steps back, staring at him as if he were a

out of the floor-to–ceiling win “gh and uttered unfeelingly, “She’s gorgeous with a gentle personality that pulls

can reject the advances

just now?” Gwendolyn’s expression fell as she continued backing away from

disgusted with me?” Cedrick scoffed in

prideful, dominant, and cruel compared to

of taste is due after pursuing you for

I’m tired.

eyes narrowed on

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

always seek excitement and the thrill of

did not change,

merely seen my

know I’m no

the air

remained rooted to

gazing out

inky eyes were devoid of any hint of sentiment and filled

sound of soft

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

enraged? Her starry eyes were free from

struggled to keep up his frosty veneer and

something hilarious?” Gwendolyn walked toward him and grabbed the arms of his

cherry–red lipstick stain that left

eyes to give

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

so convincing that I almost fell for it, but…” She let her sentence

skills still

tightly next time?” Cedrick was caught off guard and instinctively hid his

had been exposed! There was nothing else he could do

Gwendolyn was intent on tearing down

and drew circles on it

offended that you’d think I would fall for

overcome with fury last night to have seen through your

see the cracks in your every

sacrificed your life several times for my sake

to believe

her to infuriate me? Still planning to deny everything at this point, are you?” The petulance in her lyrical voice seemed to have a hypnotic

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