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.

recently, he had resumed his habit of smoking. He lit one cigarette after another, puffing

was a sneer. It was as

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

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

to extinguish the cigarette under his foot

He continued smoking.

the lighter echoed

to

him to finish the entire pack, a

his second cigarette, he

trouble if she found out about him smoking the entire pack of cigarettes once she regained her memories. She would likely find a way

be ruined by

can’t do this. I’ll be

into the house. Quietly closing the door behind him,

was a horrible sight to behold. He had taken up every inch of the

snoring filled

scowl on his face, Cedrick gave Nico a light kick in

the latter was sleeping

was stormy as

be while on a Federal Bureau of Investigation mission? Ugh. I really want to

and pinched hard on a spot in the other man’s inner

“Ow!”

about in his dreamland, was rudely

painful arm and cast a pitiful and innocent

Cedrick?” What did

lips to say something, but he ended up sighing instead

“Oh! I’m sorry!”

scurried off to the edge of the

Cedrick then draped it across the blanket and

to fend off the cold. He stared at Cedrick’s face while

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 the

sorry, Cedrick,” Nico whispered an

in response before replying, “Don’t you dare hug me again. I’ll make you bear the

“Got it…”

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

the edge of the

by the second, and shivers coursed through his body. In his groggy and chilled state, he instinctively moved closer to Cedrick, seeking warmth,

was irritated, but he frowned and

emboldened Nico. The latter inched even closer and rested his head

a death wish?” Cedrick

tinged with an obvious

hesitation, he bit the bullet and stretched

me hug you for a while. It’s

Cedrick didn’t respond.

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

whip me, cane me, or anything else. Just

still, his

body when he didn’t object. He resembled an

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