The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 270 Cedrick Teased

“My heart goes out to you, so I’ll stay by your side. I’ll also learn how to love and protect you.”

Her soothingly lilting voice drifted into Cedrick’s ears and echoed in his mind.

The most dazzling smile bloomed before him.

His heart that ached inexplicably felt as if it were engulfed by warm light which melted all its frost.

Cedrick felt a lump in his throat as he instinctively reached for her soft face.

However, he still wore his leather gloves that had just touched Evelyn.

He discreetly withdrew his hand at the thought while his other palm, which hung on the other side of his thigh, curled into a fist subconsciously.

Charles was right.

Gwendolyn’s fiery personality made her a force to behold with her enemies. They could never get close to her without being burnt.

Yet when it came to the people she loved, she was as docile as a cat, irresistibly drawing others to her.

She embodied vitality, charisma, and resilience.

He had assumed the virus within him could be suppressed well enough so that they could look forward to a life together.

Little did he expect it to become wishful thinking with how rapidly the virus spread.

He was nothing more than a broken man with half a foot in the grave. Gwendolyn deserved better than him.

I’m the one holding her back.

“Ceddy?” Gwendolyn murmured when she noticed Cedrick being lost in his thoughts.

Cedrick regained his senses and stretched out his arms slightly, resuming his aloof expression. “I’m not injured. Feel free to inspect me if you have any doubts.”

“I don’t believe you. You can’t trick me when you look worse for wear. I need you to explain what exactly happened. What were you and Evelyn doing when I came in? Why do I sense that you were trying to pique me-”

“I think I like her quite a bit.”

Cedrick interrupted before she could finish her sentence.

“Excuse me?”

took several steps back, staring at him as if he were a

out

uttered unfeelingly, “She’s

pulls on one’s heartstrings. No man can reject the advances of such

I was

expression fell as she

disgusted with

dominant, and cruel compared to her. Perhaps a change of taste is due after pursuing you for

shapely eyes narrowed on his chiseled profile. “You’ve changed,

change, Gwendolyn. You’ve merely seen my

in the air for several minutes, undisturbed by the

rooted

devoid of any hint of sentiment and filled only with cold

unexpected sound of soft laughter broke the grim

around dubiously. How can Gwendolyn laugh and not be

free from

up his frosty veneer and glared.

walked toward him and grabbed the arms of his office chair before bending down to

that left its mark was

“You!”

her a death stare. “Didn’t you

seen through the act

looked so convincing that I almost fell for

Your acting skills still have room for improvement. Perhaps try

was caught off guard and instinctively hid his hands

act of pretense had been

nothing else he could do besides pretending to remain broodingly

was intent on tearing down his

and drew

“Cedrick, I’m offended that

fall for such paltry tricks. I

for my sake and can barely hide your love for me. I would be a fool to believe you’d fall

her lyrical voice seemed to have a hypnotic effect

said was the truth. You

his

staking her claim by marking him with her carmine