Wooing My Ex-Wife

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.

He lit one cigarette after another, puffing

It was

her memories? Then what was with those subtle gestures earlier tonight? There’s

thoughts, Cedrick absentmindedly smoked his

cigarette under his foot and

He continued smoking.

of the lighter echoed through the stillness of

to

to finish the entire pack, a reckless

his second cigarette, he backed

she found out about him smoking the entire pack of cigarettes once she regained her

be ruined by

no. I can’t do this. I’ll be

back into the house. Quietly closing the door behind him, he returned

He had taken up every

loud snoring filled the

on his face, Cedrick gave Nico

was sleeping like a

expression was stormy as his

how much of a light sleeper he has to be while on a Federal

pinched hard on a spot in

“Ow!”

was rudely awakened by a sting on his

his painful arm and cast a pitiful and innocent look at Cedrick’s dark

Cedrick?” What did I

lips to say something, but he ended up sighing instead of reprimanding the other

“Oh! I’m sorry!”

hastily scurried off to the edge of the mattress, leaving

off his coat, Cedrick then draped

at Cedrick’s face while still massaging his aching arm and no longer dared

awake, Nico understood why Cedrick had pinched him. They were in the middle of a mission, and the dangers surrounding them were unknown. Yet, he had been sleeping like a log, oblivious to

Cedrick,” Nico whispered an

hug me again. I’ll

“Got it…”

himself from Cedrick. Eventually, half of his body

edge of the

time passed, his limbs grew colder by the second, and shivers coursed through his body. In his groggy

but he frowned and suppressed his

lack of response only emboldened Nico. The latter inched even closer and rested

you have a death wish?” Cedrick squeezed

tone was tinged with

out of his wits, Nico held his breath. After a moment of hesitation, he bit the bullet and stretched out

a

Cedrick didn’t respond.

can punish me however you want when we’re back at the Jenson

me, cane me, or anything else.

still, his body stiff

he didn’t object. He