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.

my waist felt so sore.

her period ever since she became pregnant, so much so that

like you won’t be able to have fun for another six days or so. You should

got to his feet despite feeling drained from the push-ups and carried her to the bathroom. They showered together and changed

later, Gwendolyn’s belly

it come? Would the sex have

period pain awakened every nerve in

the bed and

drowsiness got the

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

made her a cup of chamomile tea. He blew on it

the pain was not

sat by the bed, feeling anxious and helpless at the same

you take some

“I’m still breastfeeding.

can’t keep

to bear with it for a while. I’ll be fine after a

out a sigh. He could not bear to see her suffer, but there was nothing he could do when she insisted on not

suggestions given by

it with the warm water bottle. He never stopped, even when

half-closed eyelids, she could see him using different hands to massage her belly. Whenever a hand was tired, he would switch it with the other and relax the sore wrist before continuing the

“Ceddy, you can stop massaging. I’ll be fine after getting some

did not stop. “It’s okay. You can sleep

Okay, then.

was too tired to convince him otherwise. Her eyes could barely

felt that her pain seemed to

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

before

did not wake Cedrick. Still, his hands did

like that, the

Kieran ever since he interrupted

two lived under the same roof, they woke up and left the house at

However, she did not dare to take

returned to the hotel to take his phone and

on his