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 worse

to explain what

I sense that you were trying to pique me-” “I think

before she could finish her

Gwendolyn

his thighs and took several steps back,

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

man can reject the advances

just now?” Gwendolyn’s

me?” Cedrick scoffed in

and cruel compared to

change of taste is due

I’m tired.

shapely eyes narrowed

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

“Men always seek excitement and the thrill

not change,

seen my

you know I’m no

air

remained rooted

gazing out the

of any hint of sentiment and filled only with cold

an unexpected sound of soft laughter broke

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

Her starry eyes were

as he struggled to keep up his frosty veneer and

walked toward him and grabbed the arms of his office chair before bending

lipstick stain that left its mark

to give

recklessly as if she’d seen through the

so convincing that I almost fell for it, but…” She let her sentence hang mid–air while her gaze traveled to

acting skills still have

Cedrick was caught off

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

intent

hooked his chin and

offended that you’d think I would fall for such

to have

in your

several times for my sake and can barely hide

fool to believe you’d fall for Evelyn so

deny everything at this point, are you?” The petulance in her lyrical voice seemed to have a hypnotic effect on

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