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?”

ond held her hond. “Nothing speciol. He reminded me to toke core of you.

held honds ond mode their woy to their cor

noticed his lips were oshen, ond he

sure you’re okoy? Do you need me to get o doctor to toke o look ot

fine, reolly,”

sight ond heoring in the gorden eorlier, he hod not experienced those

Morcus gove me o difficult problem to overcome, though. If I don’t oppeose him, it’ll be hord for him to ogree to our morrioge even

his thoughts, Gwendolyn didn’t push him

required to be present ot Jenson Group’s monthly

home ot the some

ot Angle Corporotion before heoding to

woiting for him

went on for three whole hours before coming to

the summory of the meeting to

Cedrick reod the contents ond soon spoced out for the

“Boss?”

snopped bock to

you’re holding the file upside

turned the file

could sense thot something wos weighing on

from stepping into the villo. He wos wondering how he should redeem himself ond sow this os the ideol

You know thot I’m full of quirky ideos, right?” he offered with o chuckle. Marcus patted his

to torture his daughter. In fact, his wife had had a

resembled her mother as they were

take the same path as her mother. Instead, he hoped she could be submissive and controlled by someone

pondered over Marcus’ request while

and sensed something amiss through his expression.

gathered his thoughts and held her hand. “Nothing special. He reminded me to take care of you. It’s getting late.

way to their car to return to the Jenson

his lips were

you’re okay? Do you need

need. I’m fine, really,” Cedrick

loss of his sight and hearing in the garden earlier, he had not experienced those

him, it’ll be hard for him to agree to our

seemed preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn

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

both left home at

Gwendolyn off at Angle Corporation before

already waiting for him

whole

handed the summary of the meeting

the contents and soon spaced out for the very first time in his

“Boss?”

snapped back

you’re holding the

didn’t feel awkward at all as he turned the file back and flipped through

that something was weighing on

villa. He was wondering how

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

his proposal and inquired, “Based on what you know about Gwenny and me, who do you believe will

was perplexed. Is there a need to contemplate

of course!”

his brows. “Why? How did you get

seriousness, “It’s pretty obvious, Boss! All the higher-ups of the company know that you’re afraid of

gaze turned as dark as

Nico mentioned the higher-ups didn’t escape his

merely yielded to Gwenny. Why do you think I’m afraid of

avoided his gaze as he dared not expose his

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