Wooing My Ex-Wife

Even from afar, Charles was smiling at her.

His eyes were only bright when he saw her, and she could not help but notice how blue his eyes were.

It seemed like he had gone for a haircut and a shave after coming out of the interrogation room.

Besides his skin being rougher and him looking wearier, he was still as attractive as before.

Gwendolyn remained still as she quietly watched Charles amble over to her.

“Why are you here?” she asked.

“I came over to visit Jennifer. I never thought you’d be here too. Coincidentally, I bought gifts from the mall after leaving the Federal Bureau of Investigation. May I disturb your routine to have a meal at Harrick Villa tonight?”

Gwendolyn mulled over it and eventually nodded. “Of course. I’m sure Benny and Zendy will be delighted to see their godfather.”

Charles beamed.

He was never stingy with his smiles around Gwendolyn, and he was always earnest around her.

“I heard from Jasmine that Craig beat you for stealing the serum for me. Is it serious? Are you feeling better now?” Gwendolyn posed another question.

The man gave her a nonchalant smile. “I’ve mostly recovered. It’s just a caning; it’s only skin-deep pain.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Gwendolyn stood stiffly. Having a private conversation with Charles felt weird, and she would only feel at ease if Cedrick was by her side.

After that, silence ensued. Neither spoke, and the quiet was a little unnerving.

Charles had his gaze fixed on Gwendolyn, but Gwendolyn could not tell what was on his mind.

When she averted her eyes, she spotted a car with a familiar number entering her line of sight.

As the car rolled to a stop, Cedrick, who had already taken off his military uniform, stepped out of the vehicle and headed straight for Gwendolyn.

“Hubby, I was waiting for you,” she said with a sheepish chuckle, for it seemed like Cedrick was in a bad mood. In a gentle tone, she continued, “It’s going to be lively at home tonight. Why don’t we invite Nico and Summer over for dinner too? They can be witnesses to Charles becoming Benny and Zendy’s godfather.”

“Sure, whatever you say goes, Darling.”

hand. As if he was asserting dominance, he pressed a

like a third wheel, a gigantic one, at that.

Wheel In A Company

he stared at their tightly intertwined hands for a long

flaunting their closeness did Cedrick turn to Charles and arched his brows at the other man.

obvious from Cedrick’s expression that he

their house.

was just formality.

could not read the room. Charles nodded and smiled. “I won’t reject your enthusiastic invitation, Mr. Jenson. Let’s go

in Cedrick’s dark eyes promptly turned icy as

of temperature around him. Gwendolyn quickly towed Cedrick

I’m

Charles and opened the car door for her.

seated, he leaned over to buckle her safety belt

Cedrick’s gentle actions before putting the gifts he had bought for the children in the

trio returned to Harrick Villa

went into the kitchen to cook while Gwendolyn and Charles, who

and Charles alone in the room, he called Nico and asked him and Summer to hurry over

nursery, Charles took out the new toy he bought and started

going to be her godfather, she kept giggling merrily. It seemed like

leaned over to look at them, she noticed that his attention was wholly on the

she teased, “It looks like you like daughters more than sons. I haven’t seen you sparing a glance at

do want a daughter, but as long as they’re your children. I’ll like

that said, he picked up the blue toy that he had bought for Benedict and went over to play with the little boy, not wanting to

so she

her, Charles let a genuine smile grow

Third Wheel In A

at that moment, and he wished that time would

before you

froze, but she soon let a real smile return to her lips. As she continued. playing with the children, she muttered noncommittally. “Yes. My dad’s illegitimate daughter. She has

words were lined with worry, “Did she hurt you?”

win

huffed knowingly and said, “Of course. No one can compare

a side-eye and replied,

nothing but compliments from me, was

“When Mr. Marcus passed away, I saw the news of another death in the Harris family.

or not, the Harris family will never

turned equally grim.