Wooing My Ex-Wife

Gwendolyn drove back to Harrick Villa that night.

Cedrick was not at the Federal Bureau of Investigation; he seemed to have gone back to the Jenson residence. Thus, she wanted to spare him the trouble of picking her up.

When she reached home, she walked past the garden to find only the study was lit.

At that realization, she entered the house and went straight to the study.

The study’s door was ajar, revealing Cedrick sitting at the office desk, his gaze fixed, albeit distant, on an unknown spot. Clearly, he was deeply engrossed in his thoughts.

He looked somber as if something had happened.

Finding his behavior puzzling, Gwendolyn quietly entered the room and made her way to the back of his office chair.

Cedrick was so absorbed in his thoughts that he did not even notice the woman entering.

“What’s wrong, Hubby? Did something happen?”

With her dainty digits, she gently squeezed his broad shoulders and massaged them.

Her familiar voice and the sensation of her fingers kneading his shoulders pulled Cedrick back to reality.

He took the hands that were massaging his shoulders and kissed them. “Yael hid Xander. When I went to see him, he told me that there was a hidden reason behind my parents death, and he used that to threaten me to let Xander off.”

Gwendolyn frowned at what she heard. “Does he really know the cause? If Mom and Dad really got into an accident back then, why don’t you just ask Grandpa about it?”

Cedrick sighed dejectedly. That was where the problem lay.

Earlier that day, Cedrick had gone to ask Valentino, who shook his head firmly and denied there was anything more to the matter. Everything the latter said was precisely what he told Cedrick since young- nothing more, nothing less.

In fact, Cedrick pressed on until the point where Valentino lost his temper and threatened to punish the former if he continued bringing up the past and invoking his sadness.

Nonetheless, Valentino’s overreaction proved there may be more to the matter like what Yael suggested.

As Cedrick pondered upon it, he recounted every single detail to Gwendolyn because of his unconditional trust for her.

At the end of the recount, Gwendolyn nodded in agreement. “Grandpa has always been a composed and mature person: The fact that he’s threatening to punish you does sound like an overreaction, but perhaps he has always been sensitive toward that matter.”

couple fell silent

“What are you planning to do? Are you going to let Xander off in

put Cedrick

was a picture of

missed out on his parents‘ love since young, the idea of someone plotting his parents‘ death instead of it being

much as he wanted to find out the truth, he did

affected by Xander’s mistake. When he joined forces with Paul, you got dragged into the matter, too, and was brought to the police station. I don’t have the right to forgive him, let

don’t have to worry about me. Being brought to the police station isn’t a big deal. It all

look at her,

this as his trump card. I have a feeling he never would’ve used it if Xander hadn’t gotten into trouble this time. If we analyze it from this point of view, I believe his words

fell into deep thought before uttering, “I need to think about this. But first, I’ll re–investigate what happened back then and look for clues before

see him worrying about the matter anymore since he already had a plan in mind. As such, she went around

tonight. Let’s talk about this

around her waist almost instinctively despite feeling surprised by

“Gwenny, you’re different tonight.”

head with a smile, her

him, drawing his

into her ear, his voice seductive. “You’re beautiful as

the study tonight?” came Gwendolyn’s blunt suggestion. They

more than happy to accept the suggestion. Kissing her lips,

sudden, the tense atmosphere in the study was replaced by a sweet and affectionate

engaged in an intimate moment, leaving trails of love on the study table, the couch, and the coffee table as they enjoyed themselves without

not let go of Gwendolyn’s waist until he

her scent, he enjoyed the

act up after the intense “exercise”

and slept peacefully through

was energized and invigorated the next morning despite the soreness in her

“Hubby…”

sound asleep while she was awake and only woke up when Gwendolyn pinched his nose mischievously. Blinking blearily, he gazed at her and

for my IV treatment.

so he answered, “I’ll ask Joshua about

immediately flushed