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

you to

in? Why do I sense that you were trying

interrupted before she could finish

me?” Gwendolyn was

and took several steps back, staring at him as if he

directed his gaze out of the floor-to–ceiling win “gh and uttered unfeelingly, “She’s gorgeous with a

can reject the advances of such a

her just now?” Gwendolyn’s expression

with me?” Cedrick scoffed

and

is due after pursuing you

I’m tired.

shapely eyes narrowed on his

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

“Men always seek excitement and the thrill of

did not

merely seen

I’m no

air for several minutes, undisturbed by

remained rooted to the

gazing

inky eyes were devoid of any hint of sentiment and filled only with

of soft laughter broke the grim

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

Gwendolyn laugh and not be enraged? Her starry

struggled to keep up his frosty veneer

walked toward him and grabbed the arms of his office chair before bending down to plant a kiss

left

eyes to

you understand a word I said?” Gwendolyn continued laughing recklessly as

let her sentence

still have room for

not clenching your fists so tightly next time?” Cedrick was caught off guard and

nothing else he could do

the feisty Gwendolyn was intent on tearing down

and

I would fall

too overcome with fury last night to have

see the cracks in

for my sake and can barely

fool to believe you’d fall for

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

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