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 worse

you to explain

came in? Why do I sense that you

Cedrick interrupted before she

Gwendolyn

her hands from his thighs and took several steps back, staring at him as if

out of the floor-to–ceiling win “gh and uttered unfeelingly, “She’s

reject the

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

disgusted with me?” Cedrick scoffed

prideful, dominant, and cruel

a change of taste is due after pursuing you for so many

I’m tired.

shapely eyes narrowed on his chiseled

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

excitement and the thrill of

did not

seen

I’m

hung in the air for several minutes,

remained rooted

gazing

hint of

that, an unexpected sound of soft

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

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

struggled to keep up his frosty veneer

toward him and grabbed the arms of his office chair before

that left its mark was blatantly

Cedrick raised his eyes to give her a death

I said?” Gwendolyn continued laughing recklessly as if she’d seen through

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

skills still

tightly next time?” Cedrick was caught

been exposed! There was nothing else he could do besides

Gwendolyn was intent on tearing

hooked his chin and

you’d think I

overcome with fury last night to have seen through

cracks in your every word

my sake and can barely hide your love

a fool to believe you’d

this point, are you?” The petulance

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