Wooing My Ex-Wife

The endless pressure being applied triggered a sense of suffocation in Craig.

His fists alternated between clenching and releasing as the rage within him swelled to its brim.

All the physical punishments that Cedrick had meted out were exercises used during training. Other than the coffee cup thrown earlier, he had not laid a finger on Craig.

Hence, even if Craig wanted to report Cedrick to their superiors, he had no reasonable excuse to do so.

With that thought in mind, Cedrick calmly tapped on the table and reminded, “You still have fifteen seconds to decide. Take your time.”

The words sent a shiver down Craig’s spine, vanquishing the thoughts that were previously cycling through his mind.

Without a moment’s delay, he hurried toward a spot two steps away from the wall. Teeth gritted, he took a deep breath and pushed himself upright with his hands.

When Cedrick mentioned for it to be done near the wall, he clearly didn’t mean for Craig to lean against it.

Thus, the latter had to support the weight of his entire body with his hands alone.

Although his back was facing the wall, it only acted as a temporary cushion in case he fell down.

This exercise was particularly strenuous due to its technical difficulty, and the fact that Craig was already drained made it worse for him.

At the two–minute mark, his arms were already trembling uncontrollably.

Thus, he felt as if thirty minutes could potentially torment the life out of him.

Many years had passed since he was reduced to such a pathetic state.

He would never forget the humiliation he suffered and swore to seek revenge one day.

Observing him from a distance, Cedrick could clearly see Craig’s trembling arms.

an

eked out a few words through his gritted teeth. “You must be kidding,

director. Therefore, I know better

around and have them obey him unconditionally caused him to be intoxicated by power. From then

he didn’t see anything wrong with it, let alone have

have not changed. You have to

speak, Craig felt his body tilt toward the back. However, he swiftly bounced back

tired? As if

spite of Craig’s silence, that was precisely what

is limitless. When faced with overwhelming pressure, even the proudest of us have no

has never lectured me about life. Has he gotten carried away from punishing me that he can’t help reminiscing about his past? Craig wondered in silence.

tone. “If you’re unable to keep this up for thirty minutes, it means that your physical body is too weak. I’ll have no choice but to report it and request that you be

surface, but once

he felt a chill down his spine, Craig bit down on his cracked lips, leaving a bloody print. He then channeled the anger within him to steady his shaking arms.

Jenson. I can still keep this up.”

in laughter. “I’m glad to

Cedrick as he

said for the hand–standing Craig. Every second felt like an eternity to him.

an hour later, the timer began to

end of the

collapsed to the ground, unable to get back to his

eyelashes drenched in sweat, he was so exhausted that he couldn’t even

time, Cedrick had finished notating the last document with his

off the heater, he slowly walked up to Craig. “You have managed to pass the test by a whisker. Now, clean up the floor before you leave.”

out softly upon collecting himself, “can I-”

rejected him outright. “No. That said, if

clean it up. Even if you can’t stand on your feet, I’m sure you can still crawl on your knees. I won’t let anyone enter to disrupt your work. Now, whether you