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 for

you to

in? Why do I sense that you were trying to pique me-” “I think I like

she could finish

Gwendolyn

steps back, staring at him as if he were a

win “gh and uttered unfeelingly, “She’s gorgeous with a

man can reject the advances of such a

just now?” Gwendolyn’s

with me?” Cedrick

and

change of taste is due after pursuing you for so

I’m tired.

shapely eyes narrowed on

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

seek excitement and the thrill of a

did not change,

seen my

I’m no

the air for several minutes, undisturbed by

rooted to

continued gazing

hint of sentiment and filled only with cold

of soft laughter broke

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

Her starry eyes were free from any trace of

he struggled to keep up his

him and grabbed the arms of his

cherry–red lipstick stain that left its mark was

to give

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

fell for it, but…” She let her sentence hang mid–air while her gaze traveled to his hands on

acting skills still have

fists so tightly next time?” Cedrick was caught

nothing else he

feisty Gwendolyn was intent

chin and drew

that you’d think I would fall for

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

see the cracks in your every word

my sake and can barely hide your love for

be a fool to believe you’d fall for

to get together with her to infuriate me? Still planning to deny everything at this point, are you?” The petulance in

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