Then, he smirked and licked his teeth before arching his brow at her.

He appeared to be flirting with her, yet there was an undertone of taunting in his actions.

A fearless look was present on his face as he made it plain that he was provoking her.

At that instant, he looked so much more annoying than Charles.

However, despite his arrogance, his hand was trembling so hard that he nearly lost his grip on his cigarette.

That was his first time provoking his wife by smoking. He was nervous and scared, but his pride prevented him from chickening out.

Gwendolyn watched him from afar, expressionless.

After a few more glances at him, she sneered and turned to head to the bathroom without even saying anything.

Cedrick was promptly rendered speechless.

She barely reacted to him, and she showed no signs of anger.

The weight of disappointment bore down on him, and he slumped his shoulders in defeat.

He was crestfallen, like a vibrant peacock who was disheartened after being ignored.

After sulking for two minutes, he saw the bathroom door open again.

The second the door creaked open, he straightened up and continued smoking, acting nonchalant.

He deliberately shifted his body sideways so that Gwendolyn could catch a clearer view of him exhaling the smoke.

His jawline seemed exceptionally sharp under the moonlight, and the billowing clouds of smoke only accentuated his beauty.

In fact, he even tilted his head back so that she could see his Adam’s apple better.

His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed the smoke, and that motion of his exuded an alluring yet provoking charm.

However, this time, Gwendolyn did not even spare him a glance.

Cedrick saw her enter the house from the corner of his eyes.

Following a thump, the door closed behind her.

Cedrick blinked. What a waste of effort. She didn’t even bother to pay attention to me.

His eyes reddened, and his fingers turned as cold as frost. The once vibrant hues of his face faded, leaving behind a pallor of misery.

He couldn’t accept the fact that his wife completely ignored him even after she saw him smoking.

She did not even bother to spare him a glance.

If she still remembers me, she’d never tolerate me smoking.

Benedict suffered from a congenital heart condition and had a delicate respiratory system. Inhaling smoke would exacerbate his health condition, so smoking inside the house was strictly prohibited. It was the last thing Gwendolyn would allow.

had resumed his habit of smoking. He lit one

was a sneer. It was as if she was mocking

she really lost her memories? Then what was with those subtle gestures earlier tonight?

in troubling thoughts, Cedrick absentmindedly smoked his way through the entire

he lifted his foot to extinguish the cigarette under

He continued smoking.

echoed through the stillness of the

refused to give

voice in him urged him to finish the entire pack, a reckless gamble to test if Gwendolyn still cared

his second cigarette, he backed out of

him smoking the entire pack of cigarettes once she regained her memories. She would likely find a way to punish

probably be ruined by

I can’t do this. I’ll

sheepishly pocketed the cigarette pack and extinguished his cigarette before sneaking back into the house. Quietly closing the door behind him, he returned to the mattress in

sight to behold. He had taken up every inch

filled the entire

face, Cedrick gave Nico a light kick in

the latter was

stormy as his blood

sound asleep! Has he forgotten about how much of a light sleeper he has to be while on a Federal Bureau of Investigation mission? Ugh. I really want to punch him, but

and pinched hard on

“Ow!”

about in his dreamland, was rudely awakened

and cast a pitiful and innocent look at Cedrick’s

What did

ended up sighing instead of reprimanding the other man. “Move over. You’re occupying

“Oh! I’m sorry!”

off to the edge of the mattress, leaving most

taking off his coat, Cedrick then draped it across the blanket and slowly lay

slept on his side, curling into himself to fend off the cold. He stared at Cedrick’s face while still massaging his aching

him. They were in the middle of a mission, and the dangers surrounding them were unknown. Yet, he had been sleeping like

Cedrick,” Nico whispered

again. I’ll make you bear the consequences

“Got it…”

scooted further back to distance himself from Cedrick. Eventually, half of

edge of the mattress and shut his eyes, sleeping

passed, his limbs grew colder by the second, and shivers coursed through his body. In his groggy and chilled state, he instinctively moved closer to

he

of response only emboldened Nico. The latter inched even closer

death

was tinged with an obvious murderous

Nico held his breath. After a moment of hesitation,

please just let me hug you for a while. It’s too

Cedrick didn’t respond.

however you want when we’re back at the Jenson

cane me, or anything

still, his body stiff

leg on Cedrick’s body when he didn’t object. He resembled an octopus, clinging to

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