The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 306 I Am Not Afraid Of You

Cedrick’s frown deepened when she did not speak. “Gwenny?”

Snapping back to her senses, she explained firmly, “My gut feeling tells me he’s hiding something and that there is more to this than meets the eye. I sent the

from him to the laboratory to be tested, and they said everything like he genuinely found a cure for you.”

“What did he ask in return when he gave you the cure?”

“Bail him out. He wants his freedom back.”

“That’s all?” Cedrick was suspicious.

Cine I received the with it. It seems

“You’re right, but I don’t know his ulterior motive. Regardless, he has no one to help him out now, so I guess there’s nothing substantial he can do.”

Here, Gwendolyn clenched her fists and changed the topic. “Anyway, it’s getting late, Ceddy. Get some rest first. We’ll think about this tomorrow.”

Despite her trying to digress from the subject, Cedrick was adamant about getting to the bottom of it. “If he knew S404 was the antidote, I am at his mercy. He has too big of a bargaining chip to ask for just this.”

“I mean…” Gwendolyn hesitated, forcing a smile to hide her uneasiness. “How would I know what he’s thinking? He probably has a plan cooked up but didn’t tell me about it.”

She had already decided to keep the other two terms she agreed to from Cedrick, for if the latter found out about it, he would utterly knock back the idea of injecting the cure Charles

gave.

Moreover, she needed more time to consider her strategy moving forward regarding dealing with Charles and planned on drawing more helpful information from the man to get hold of the antidote.

When Cedrick was bent on finding out more, she rubbed her tense shoulders and looked at him with tired eyes, saying, “Why don’t we leave this for some other time, Ceddy? I’m so tired. It’s been a long day.”

“But, Gwenny…”

Looking at the persistent man, Gwendolyn held his face and kissed his thin lips, a gesture that happened to be their bedtime ritual.

“Goodnight, Ceddy.”

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then. Goodnight,” Cedrick replied, finally giving

too. I’ll go to the next room when you’re

“Okay.”

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had snuggled down in his blanket and closed his eyes, Gwendolyn gazed at him until his breathing slowed down before turning off the lights and leaving for

opened

staring into the ceiling, it was apparent that Cedrick had seen through Gwendolyn–she was such a bad liar Cedrick could not

was hiding something from him, but the more she tried to keep it to herself, the more Cedrick was convinced that Charles had asked

to put her

he heard

Cedrick still caught it in

phone

one go what you want me to do?

his voice and noted, “It seems like you don’t like your

“No

love it! I was just thinking about staying up the night to play some games while

softer tone, “Count this as overtime. Go to the finance department and ask for double your rate for this. I don’t want you saying I mistreat

a surge of energy shooting

that! You’re the best boss ever, and I love

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Cedrick dissed, the disgust

not letting anyone touch even a strand of my hair, not

boss. I’m straight, so I’m not interested in

of jail. I want him apprehended at all costs. Don’t let Gwenny know about this. I have some questions for him, so ensure you get

“Right away, boss!”

fallen into a deep sleep after pulling an

some seafood. A few hours then elapsed with him preparing a meal in the kitchen until he realized Gwendolyn was still not up, so he went to her room and crept into her bed

shivered when she felt exposed

eyes only to spot a head with neatly–cut black hair sticking out of the blanket. From how

Gwendolyn felt the urge to play a prank on that man, so

toward her to not wake her, she leaned onto him suddenly and hugged him tight,

the gap in the

took a deep breath with his nose against the fair fullness showing faintly under