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.

me when you look worse

you to explain what

I sense that you

interrupted before she could finish

me?” Gwendolyn was

and took several steps back, staring at him as

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

reject the

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

me?” Cedrick scoffed in

prideful, dominant, and cruel

change of taste is due after pursuing you for so

I’m tired.

Gwendolyn’s shapely eyes narrowed on

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

always seek excitement and the thrill of a

not change,

merely seen my

you know I’m no

ruthless words hung in the air for several minutes, undisturbed

rooted to the

gazing out

were devoid of any hint of sentiment and

unexpected sound of soft laughter

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

enraged? Her

dropped as he struggled to keep

him and grabbed the arms of his office chair before bending

that left

his eyes to give

continued laughing recklessly

but…” She let her sentence hang mid–air while her gaze traveled to his

skills still

your fists so tightly next time?” Cedrick was caught off guard and instinctively hid his hands behind

been exposed! There was nothing else he

was intent on tearing down his

chin and drew circles on

think I

to have seen

can see the cracks in your every word

sacrificed your life 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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