The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 480 The Gulf Between Us Is Unbridgeable

The endless pressure being applied triggered a sense of suffocation in Craig.

His fists alternated between clenching and releasing as the rage within him swelled to its brim.

All the physical punishments that Cedrick had meted out were exercises used during training. Other than the coffee cup thrown earlier, he had not laid a finger on Craig.

Hence, even if Craig wanted to report Cedrick to their superiors, he had no reasonable excuse to do so.

With that thought in mind, Cedrick calmly tapped on the table and reminded, “You still have fifteen seconds to decide. Take your time.”

The words sent a shiver down Craig’s spine, vanquishing the thoughts that were previously cycling through his mind.

Without a moment’s delay, he hurried toward a spot two steps away from the wall. Teeth gritted, he took a deep breath and pushed himself upright with his hands.

When Cedrick mentioned for it to be done near the wall, he clearly didn’t mean for Craig to lean against it.

Thus, the latter had to support the weight of his entire body with his hands alone.

Although his back was facing the wall, it only acted as a temporary cushion in case he fell down.

This exercise was particularly strenuous due to its technical difficulty, and the fact that Craig was already drained made it worse for him.

At the two–minute mark, his arms were already trembling uncontrollably.

Thus, he felt as if thirty minutes could potentially torment the life out of him.

Many years had passed since he was reduced to such a pathetic state.

He would never forget the humiliation he suffered and swore to seek revenge one day.

Observing him from a distance, Cedrick could clearly see Craig’s trembling arms.

be an opportunity for you to demonstrate your capabilities. Instead, you became full of yourself

through his gritted teeth. “You must be kidding, Mr. Jenson.

to become deputy director. Therefore, I know better than anyone else

family, the power to order everyone around and have them obey him unconditionally caused him to be intoxicated by power. From then on, his ambition began to

yet he didn’t

intention of changing.

Jenson. I have not changed. You have to reconsider the

energy to speak, Craig felt his body tilt toward the back. However, he swiftly bounced back off the wall to recover

solemnly, “Do you feel tired? As

spite of Craig’s silence, that was

trained by my master back in the day, what I had to go through was even more grueling than this. In fact, I felt like I was going to die. But the truth is, man’s potential is limitless. When faced with

was trying to convey. Cedrick has never lectured me about life. Has he gotten carried away from punishing me that he can’t help reminiscing

means that your physical body is too weak. I’ll have no choice but to report it and request that you be sent back to training camp for three months. Upon your departure, the position of deputy director will be left vacant, and I intend to let Nico fill it temporarily. Do

but once he actually did, there was no way Craig would be

his cracked lips, leaving a bloody print. He then channeled the anger within him to steady his

Mr. Jenson. I can still

laughter. “I’m glad

an hour passed quickly for Cedrick as he

same couldn’t be said for the hand–standing Craig. Every second felt like an eternity

hour later, the timer began to

also signaled the

to the ground, unable to get

in sweat, he was so exhausted that he couldn’t even

his

eyes.

the same time, Cedrick had finished notating the last document with his red

managed to pass the test by a whisker. Now,

called out softly

if he could read Craig’s mind, Cedrick rejected him outright. “No. That said, if you

Even if you can’t stand on your feet, I’m sure you can still crawl on your knees. I won’t let