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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replied, finally giving in under her

early rest too. I’ll go to

“Okay.”

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snuggled down in his blanket and closed his eyes, Gwendolyn gazed at him until his breathing slowed down before

the supposedly asleep man opened his eyes the moment she shut the door behind

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

from him, but the more she tried to keep it to herself, the more Cedrick was convinced

same time, he did not want to burden Gwendolyn any further, for it was already too much to put her through all the

he heard the door clicking from the

Cedrick still caught

pulling out his phone to call Nico, who sounded frustrated when he picked up since he

one go what

the complaint, Cedrick lowered his voice and noted,

“No

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

paused for a moment and continued in a softer tone, “Count this as overtime. Go to the finance

suddenly felt a surge of energy shooting through his

I would never say that! You’re the best boss ever, and I love

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for me. I’ll never love you,” Cedrick dissed, the disgust apparent on his face from his

even a strand of my hair,

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

with the nonsense, Cedrick cut to the chase. “I want you to investigate what Charles has been up to since he got out of jail. I want him apprehended at all costs. Don’t let Gwenny know about this. I have

“Right away, boss!”

fallen into a deep sleep after pulling an all–nighter

elapsed with him preparing a meal in the kitchen until he realized Gwendolyn

felt exposed to the cold air as Cedrick pulled her warm blanket

black hair sticking out of the blanket. From how still

prank on that man, so she closed her eyes and pretended

her, she leaned onto him suddenly and hugged him tight, pulling him

Cedrick raised his head and peered at her through the gap in the blanket, but Gwendolyn seemed asleep still, so he

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