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 worse for

you to

sense that you were trying

before she could finish

me?” Gwendolyn

took several steps back, staring

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

man can reject the advances of such

was doing with her just

with me?” Cedrick

and cruel compared

due after

I’m tired.

eyes narrowed on his chiseled

“You’ve changed, Cedrick.

always seek excitement and

not change,

seen

I’m no

in the air for

rooted to the

continued gazing out the

were devoid of any hint of sentiment and

that, an unexpected sound of soft laughter broke

Cedrick turned around dubiously.

Her starry eyes were free from

struggled to keep up his frosty veneer and

of his office chair before bending down to plant a kiss on

stain that left its mark was

raised his eyes to give

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

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

still have room

next time?” Cedrick was caught off guard and instinctively

exposed! There was nothing else he could

feisty Gwendolyn was intent on tearing down his

gently hooked his chin and drew circles

you’d think I would fall for

was too overcome with fury last night to have seen through

can see the cracks in

my sake

a fool to believe you’d

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

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