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 for

to explain what exactly

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

Cedrick interrupted before she

me?” Gwendolyn was

thighs and took several steps back, staring at

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

can reject the advances of

was doing with her just now?” Gwendolyn’s expression

me?” Cedrick

dominant, and cruel compared to

a change of taste is due

I’m tired.

eyes narrowed

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

always seek excitement and the thrill of

did not change,

seen my

you know I’m

air for several minutes,

rooted

continued gazing out

were devoid of any hint of sentiment and filled only with cold

an unexpected sound of

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

and not be enraged? Her

dropped as he struggled to keep up his frosty

grabbed the arms of his office chair before bending down to plant a

cherry–red lipstick stain that left

eyes to give her a death

recklessly as if she’d seen through the act he

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

skills still have room for

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

was nothing else he could do besides pretending to

feisty Gwendolyn was intent on

his chin and drew circles on it

offended that you’d think I would fall

to have seen through

cracks in your every

my sake and

fool to believe you’d

planning to deny everything at this point, are you?” The petulance in her

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