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 to

do I sense that you were trying to pique

Cedrick interrupted before she could finish her

me?” Gwendolyn was

withdrew her hands from his thighs and took several steps back, staring

and uttered unfeelingly, “She’s gorgeous with a gentle personality that

can reject the

with her just now?” Gwendolyn’s expression fell as she

with me?”

and

is due after

I’m tired.

narrowed

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

excitement and the

not

seen

I’m no

air for several minutes, undisturbed by the

remained rooted

continued gazing out

of any hint of sentiment and filled only with cold

that, an unexpected sound of soft laughter broke the

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

can Gwendolyn laugh and not be enraged? Her starry eyes were free from any trace

he struggled to keep up his frosty veneer and

of his office chair before bending down to plant

that left its mark was blatantly

Cedrick raised his eyes to give her a death

recklessly as if

for it, but…” She let her sentence hang mid–air while her gaze

skills still

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

pretense had been exposed! There was nothing else

feisty Gwendolyn was intent on tearing down his

chin and drew circles

that you’d think I

to have seen through your disguise, but

see the cracks in your

your life several times for my sake and can barely

fool to believe you’d fall for Evelyn so

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

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