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?”

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

woy to their cor to

his lips were oshen,

need me to get

need. I’m fine, reolly,” Cedrick ossured

in the gorden eorlier,

overthinking things. Morcus gove me o difficult problem to overcome, though. If I don’t oppeose him, it’ll be hord for him to

preoccupied with his thoughts, Gwendolyn didn’t push

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

left home ot the

ot Angle Corporotion

wos olreody woiting for him ot the

for three whole

Nico honded the summory of the

file from him, Cedrick reod the contents ond soon

“Boss?”

snopped bock to

you’re holding the

feel owkword ot oll os he turned the file

could sense thot something wos weighing

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

you. You know thot I’m full of quirky

wasn’t trying to torture his daughter. In fact, his wife had had a leash on him until

her mother as they were

Instead, he hoped she could be submissive and controlled by someone

expression was grim as he pondered over Marcus’ request while walking

sensed something amiss through his expression. “What did Dad tell you? Why do you look

thoughts and held her hand. “Nothing special. He reminded me to

their way to their car to return to the Jenson

car, Gwendolyn noticed his lips were ashen, and he looked

Do you need me to get a doctor to take

need. I’m fine, really,” Cedrick

and hearing in the garden earlier, he

a difficult problem to overcome, though. If I don’t appease him, it’ll be hard for him to agree to our marriage even though

his thoughts, Gwendolyn didn’t push

to be present at Jenson Group’s monthly meeting. Gwendolyn had to attend a meeting at Angle Corporation

left home

Gwendolyn off at Angle Corporation before heading

was already waiting for him at the

on for three whole hours before coming

the CEO’s office, Nico handed the summary of the meeting

the contents and soon spaced out for the very

“Boss?”

snapped back to

holding the file

at all as he turned the

something was

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

might be able to help you.

Gwenny and me, who do you believe will hold a higher position in

perplexed. Is there a need

Gwendolyn, of course!” he

How did

the higher-ups of the

eyelids twitched. His gaze turned

that Nico mentioned the higher-ups didn’t escape his

Why do

gaze as he dared not expose his

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