The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

The slap was not too hard, and it carried with it a hint of affection.

Gwendolyn’s eyes crinkled as she looked at him. “Excuse me? Just exactly who’s the one getting tortured? Didn’t you promise me four hundred and fifty-nine push-ups? Are you going to go back on your word?” She smacked his butt again. “Come on. You made a promise.”

Cedrick got into the perfect push-up form again by straightening his tired and trembling arms.

“Three hundred and fifty-seven. Carry on.” Gwendolyn’s voice sounded behind him.

Realization finally dawned on Cedrick. She knew the number all along and was playing with me on purpose. Hmph! What a bad woman.

He shook his head helplessly. Well, there’s nothing I can do about it. She’s the wife I put so much effort into getting back. I’ve got to dote on her no matter what.

“Three hundred and fifty-eight.”

That morning, the sound of Cedrick counting the number of push-ups came from the room.

Zoey would occasionally cast the tightly shut door a suspicious glance whenever she passed it by.

Nonetheless, she knew it was inappropriate to ask about the couple’s private matters.

Over in the bedroom, Cedrick could be heard forcing the words out breathlessly. “Four hundred… and fifty-nine…”

As if he had accomplished a mission, Cedrick let out a sigh and slumped weakly to the ground.

I don’t want to do push-ups again for the rest of my life.

Gwendolyn got up and spotted a darker patch on his black pants.

She chuckled in amusement. “Ceddy, you must’ve sweated a lot. Even your butt’s wet.”

Cedrick touched the wet spot, only to see a red stain on his fingers.

He turned around in bewilderment and noticed Gwendolyn’s pale complexion.

“Gwenny, it’s your b-blood…”

The smile on Gwendolyn’s face vanished as she stared at his fingers unblinkingly. She rubbed her belly and quickly realized something.

felt so sore. It’s

since she became pregnant, so much so that she

it looks like you won’t be able to have fun

of complaining. He got to his feet despite feeling drained from the push-ups and carried her

later, Gwendolyn’s belly was beginning to

come? Would the sex have any effect on

awakened every nerve

helped her to the bed and tucked

got the better

a ball, her brows furrowed and her eyes shut tightly as she endured the discomfort that made her

her a cup of chamomile tea. He blew on it

pain was not

bed, feeling anxious and helpless at the same time. If only I could help her bear

don’t you take some

feeling dizzy, Gwendolyn shook her head without hesitation upon hearing his suggestion. “I’m still breastfeeding. The babies need me. I can’t simply take medicines or it’ll

can’t keep enduring it

responded weakly, “It’s okay. I’ll only have to bear with it for

to see her suffer, but there was nothing he could

for solutions. After reading the suggestions given by the

warm water bottle. He never stopped,

different hands to massage her belly. Whenever a hand was tired, he would switch it with the other and

obviously exhausted, and Gwendolyn felt bad about it. “Ceddy,

not stop. “It’s okay. You can

Okay, then.

too tired to convince him otherwise.

fact, she felt that her pain

other hand, did not stop there. He crawled under the covers beside her and massaged her

was not long before he, too,

move in her sleep, but it did not wake Cedrick. Still, his

like that, the two slept until

had been avoiding Kieran ever since he interrupted her

they woke up and left the house at different times. They never met each

was watching the scene, could not help feeling anxious. However, she did not dare to take action because of Kieran’s identity. She did not

finally returned to the hotel to take his phone

turned on his