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.

wonder my waist felt so sore.

became pregnant, so much so that she had forgotten the

But it looks like you won’t be able to have fun for another six

He got to his feet despite feeling drained from the push-ups and carried her to the bathroom. They showered together and changed into a clean set of

minutes later, Gwendolyn’s belly was

did it come? Would the sex have any effect

pain awakened every nerve

the bed

drowsiness got the

into a ball, her brows furrowed and her eyes shut

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

pain

and helpless at the same time. If only

don’t you

head without hesitation upon hearing his suggestion. “I’m still breastfeeding. The babies

you can’t keep enduring it

to bear with it for a while. I’ll

not bear to see her suffer, but there was nothing he could do when she insisted

for solutions. After reading the suggestions given by the netizens, he

warm water bottle. He never stopped, even

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

about it. “Ceddy, you can stop massaging.

Cedrick did not stop. “It’s okay. You can sleep while I massage

Okay, then.

tired to convince him otherwise.

felt that her pain seemed to have been alleviated. She

the other hand, did not stop there. He crawled

not long before he, too, fell

did not wake Cedrick. Still,

that, the two slept until

Fairlake, Inez had been avoiding Kieran ever since he

lived under the same roof, they woke up and left the house at different times.

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

to the hotel to

he turned on his phone, messages