The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 259 You Are Jealous

Half an hour? You refused to talk to me, and I kneeled for one hour!

Cedrick did not spell his thoughts but shook his head instead.

“You treated my hand but not my knees, so I thought I was not allowed to put anything on them.”

Afraid Gwendolyn might mistake him for trying to gain her sympathy, he quickly clarified, “I mean, I also worked out till too late last night and forgot about it.”

Little did he know, his meditation was overlooked by Gwendolyn, who was still bothered by Evelyn’s remarks in the day.

“Show me your hand. Is it still painful?”

Cedrick held out his left palm, which appeared red and swollen despite the medication.

“Did it get worse overnight?” the woman asked.

“I guess so. I suppose the pressure from the push–ups hindered the blood flow, causing it to swell. Don’t worry. It’s not that bad now.”

Gwendolyn knew it must have been painful when it happened.

In hindsight, she wondered how she could bring herself to do that to him back then. In fact, she felt so bad and defeated that tears started welling up in her eyes.

“I’m sorry. She’s right. I’ve been mean to you. I said I would treat you nicely, but I’ve only caused you pain,” she muttered.

Although Cedrick had no idea who Gwendolyn was talking about, he could sense that she was on the verge of breaking down.

With his right hand, he lifted her chin, only to see her beautiful eyes sparkling with tears.

Making her cry was the last thing he wanted to do–his initial intention was just to escape punishment.

“Come on. There’s no way I got hurt from what you did. I’m so much bigger than you. What’s wrong with spicing things up between us? It’s romantic,” he consoled as he caressed her face, feeling sorry that he had broken her heart.

Gwendolyn turned away and replied, “I know you’re just trying to make me feel better.”

Cedrick pulled her back so

to know you care so much about me. I’ll gladly take whatev punishment from you, even if you intend to cripple my hands. You’ve always made me feel like I’ve ne been this loved in my entire life. I’ll do

you love me as

said kept replaying in his mind as he reflected on

thought of it

was afraid that her answer would blot out the last ray of

voice called him back,

to say that I still love you, no matter what

the drawer

really dumb,” she muttered, applying the

he watched her tend to his injury with great care, even blowing tenderly

angry about what happened at the charity

not happening again,” she remarked, pinching his cheek

relieved and overjoyed, Cedrick smiled and carried her up from the

“W–What are you doing?”

tonight, we can proceed to our bedtime massage

on!” Gwendolyn stopped him. “Where are you bringing

master bedroom better. It’s more spacious!” A mischievous smile

“Wait!”

What is it again?” Cedrick asked, stopping when he had

hand so much to allow it to recover. You can’t do anything with just one hand, so… why don’t we do a

anything with

stitched. “I can do at least three hundred push–ups singlehandedly without

“What? Mmm!”

with

that note, the night went on deep as

was already disembarking

he had arrived, he drove back to the Harris residence on his own

home, he thought there was no need to keep a house full of servants, but Leif would still get someone to clean the

he went upstairs to his room and

because he was too spent, he did not realize something unusual in his room but went on to turn off the lights and lay down, getting ready