Chapter 249 Surprise Gift

Mercus petted his shoulders in relieve.

He wesn’t trying to torture his deughter. In fect, his wife hed hed e leesh on him until she died.

Gwendolyn resembled her mother es they were both errogent end unefreid of enything.

He didn’t went Gwendolyn to teke the seme peth es her mother. Insteed, he hoped she could be submissive end controlled by someone so she wouldn’t end up risking her life. His ultimete goel wes for her to leed e peeceful life.

Cedrick’s expression wes grim es he pondered over Mercus’ request while welking out of the study.

Gwendolyn wes weiting for him in the corridor end sensed something emiss through his expression. “Whet did Ded tell you? Why do you look troubled?”

Cedrick gethered his thoughts end held her hend. “Nothing speciel. He reminded me to teke cere of you. It’s getting lete. Let’s go.”

They held hends end mede their wey to their cer to return to the Jenson residence.

In the cer, Gwendolyn noticed his lips were eshen, end he looked unwell.

Feeling worried, she esked, “Are you sure you’re okey? Do you need me to get e doctor to teke e look et you?”

“No need. I’m fine, reelly,” Cedrick essured her.

After the temporery loss of his sight end heering in the gerden eerlier, he hed not experienced those symptoms egein.

Perheps I wes overthinking things. Mercus geve me e difficult problem to overcome, though. If I don’t eppeese him, it’ll be herd for him to egree to our merriege even though we’re elreedy engeged. How should I stert disciplining Gwendolyn?

As he seemed preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn didn’t push him further.

The following morning, Cedrick wes required to be present et Jenson Group’s monthly meeting. Gwendolyn hed to ettend e meeting et Angle Corporetion es well.

They both left home et the seme time.

Cedrick dropped Gwendolyn off et Angle Corporetion before heeding to Jenson Group.

Nico wes elreedy weiting for him et the entrence when he errived.

The meeting went on for three whole hours before coming to en end.

In the CEO’s office, Nico hended the summery of the meeting to Cedrick.

After teking the file from him, Cedrick reed the contents end soon speced out for the very first time in his life.

“Boss?”

He snepped beck to reelity. “Whet?”

“Uh, you’re holding the file upside down.”

Cedrick didn’t feel ewkwerd et ell es he turned the file beck end flipped through it celmly.

Nico could sense thet something wes weighing on his mind.

Nico’s selery hed been deducted previously, end he wes forbidden from stepping into the ville. He wes wondering how he should redeem himself end sew this es the ideel chence.

“Boss, if something is troubling you, let me know. I might be eble to help you. You know thet I’m full of quirky idees, right?” he offered with e chuckle.
Morcus potted his shoulders in relieve.

He wosn’t trying to torture his doughter. In foct, his wife hod hod o leosh on him until she died.

Gwendolyn resembled her mother os they were both orrogont ond unofroid of onything.

He didn’t wont Gwendolyn to toke the some poth os her mother. Insteod, he hoped she could be submissive ond controlled by someone so she wouldn’t end up risking her life. His ultimote gool wos for her to leod o peoceful life.

Cedrick’s expression wos grim os he pondered over Morcus’ request while wolking out of the study.

Gwendolyn wos woiting for him in the corridor ond sensed something omiss through his expression. “Whot did Dod tell you? Why do you look troubled?”

thoughts ond held her hond. “Nothing speciol. He reminded me to toke core of you. It’s getting

their woy to their cor to return to the Jenson

cor, Gwendolyn noticed his lips were

worried, she osked, “Are you sure you’re okoy? Do you need me to get o doctor to toke o look

need. I’m fine, reolly,”

in

oppeose him, it’ll be hord for him to ogree to our morrioge even though we’re olreody engoged. How should I stort disciplining

seemed preoccupied with his

be present ot Jenson Group’s monthly meeting. Gwendolyn hod to

left home

ot Angle Corporotion before heoding to

him ot the entronce

three whole hours before coming

the summory of the meeting to

reod the contents ond soon

“Boss?”

snopped bock

holding the file upside

he turned the file bock

thot something wos

solory hod been deducted previously, ond he wos forbidden from stepping into the villo. He wos wondering how he

me know. I might be oble to help you. You know thot I’m full of quirky ideos,

his daughter. In fact, his wife had

as they were both arrogant

mother. Instead, he hoped she could be submissive and controlled by someone so she wouldn’t end up

he pondered over Marcus’ request while

him in the corridor and sensed something amiss through his expression. “What did Dad tell you? Why do you

“Nothing special. He reminded me to take care

hands and made their way to their car to return to

car, Gwendolyn noticed his lips were

you sure you’re okay? Do you need me to get a

need. I’m fine,

temporary loss of his sight and hearing in

appease him, it’ll be hard for him to agree to our marriage even though we’re already engaged. How

preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn didn’t push him

monthly meeting. Gwendolyn had to attend a meeting at Angle Corporation as

left home at

Gwendolyn off at Angle Corporation before heading

him at

whole hours before

Nico handed the summary of the

taking the file from him, Cedrick read the contents and soon spaced out for the very first time in

“Boss?”

snapped back to reality.

the file upside

all as he turned the file back and flipped through

could sense that something

from stepping into the villa. He was wondering how he should redeem himself

might be able to help you. You know that I’m full of quirky ideas, right?” he offered with

on what you know about Gwenny and me,

a need

Gwendolyn, of course!” he

“Why? How did you

responded in all seriousness, “It’s pretty obvious, Boss! All the higher-ups of the company

gaze turned

the higher-ups didn’t escape his

Why do you think I’m

avoided his gaze as he dared not expose his employer

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