Wooing My Ex-Wife

Carrying Zendaya in his arms, Cedrick stopped in his tracks. He fixed his jet-black eyes on Charles before him, looking the man up and down without saying anything.

Charles took two steps forward with his eyes lowered to mask the guilt within them.

“It’s the twins’ one-year-old birthday today. While I know Gwendolyn and you don’t plan to have a grand celebration, I bought a cake and gifts for them to commemorate the occasion. I only learned that you two brought Benny and Zendy to the lab for a blood test after making a trip to Harrick Villa.”

He paused briefly, not daring to look at the little girl in Cedrick’s arms. His Adam’s apple bobbed slightly before he finally mustered the courage to ask, “Are the test results out yet? What are… Benny and Zendy’s conditions like?”

In a calm voice, Cedrick answered truthfully, “Zendy is fine, but Benny has remnants of the virus within him. It’s also the reason he’s weaker than Zendy upon birth. Joshua says he’s too young and weak to withstand the potency of the antidote, nor can suppressants be used to alleviate his pain during a relapse. Thus, only conservative treatment of having intravenous infusions and taking medication are viable.”

The more even-sounding each word out of the man’s mouth, the heavier it weighed on Charles.

His clenched fists trembled violently, and his eyes turned red-rimmed as he tried his best to suppress the guilt surging within him.

He opened his mouth to explain and justify his actions back then, expressing his mistake in implicating innocent babies in grievances between adults.

However, all the excuses on the tip of his tongue seemed weak and pathetic. Ultimately, he hung his head in despair and murmured dejectedly, “I’m sorry.”

Other than those two words, I’m seemingly incapable of making amends in any way…

Cedrick did not bother with pleasantries, leaving him to stand in the rain and get drenched. “Indeed, you should apologize, but you should be doing so to Benny instead of me. In fact, you should compensate him for your mistake back then.”

this lifetime. I’ll definitely go all out to make things

silent. Despite the grim look in his

life, Benedict could not possibly recover immediately.

had seemingly heard her godfather’s familiar voice. Yanking at her raincoat with both hands, she pried

Coo!

happily, she stretched her

was asking Charles to

his head at her, his gaze gentle. “I’m too wet to carry you, Zendy. You’d catch a

lower lip. She looked pitifully aggrieved, seemingly on the

on purpose to trick your Uncle Charles into holding you. If you catch a cold and run a fever, you’d need an injection,

her nose wrinkled. She clutched her

want to put aside the matters regarding Newton Group to devote all my energy to Benny’s care. Will you please allow me to keep him company at the lab for his

care of him, sure. But…” Pausing, Cedrick narrowed his eyes sharply as though he could see right through

secret. You’re no longer a civil servant now. If you dare capitalize

to your help that I successfully gained control over the Newton family. I’m on your side, and I

that you don’t have any ulterior motives. Don’t even think of stealing a bottle of the drug and

Gosh, he hit the nail on

an utter waste if it’s used on you. You’d best give up whatever plans you had and take care of Benny wholeheartedly. Even if you really got infected, I wouldn’t give you the antidote, and there’d

was exceedingly brutal, but it did not garner much of a reaction from Charles. He merely dipped his head in acknowledgment. “Don’t worry.

As

hungry, so I’m bringing her home for some milk first. I’ll give you the access card to the lab. When you go in, tell Gwenny to come out. She hasn’t had lunch yet. I’ll bring

“Sure.”

handed him.