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.

can’t trick me when you look

need you to explain what

I came in? Why do I sense that you were trying to pique me-”

interrupted before she

Gwendolyn

and took several steps back, staring

uttered unfeelingly, “She’s gorgeous

man can reject the advances of

with her just

me?” Cedrick scoffed in

and cruel

a change of taste is due

I’m tired.

Gwendolyn’s shapely eyes narrowed on

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

and the thrill

did not

seen my

know I’m

air for several minutes,

rooted to the

continued gazing out

devoid of any hint of sentiment and filled only with

that, an unexpected sound of soft

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

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

he struggled to keep

something hilarious?” Gwendolyn walked toward him and grabbed the arms of his office chair before bending down to plant a kiss on

lipstick stain that left

eyes to

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

let her sentence hang mid–air while her gaze traveled to

still have room for

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

There was nothing else he could do besides pretending to

the feisty Gwendolyn was intent on tearing down

hooked his chin and drew circles on it

that you’d think I would fall for such

last night to

the cracks in your every word

times for my sake and can barely hide your love

a fool to believe you’d fall

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

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