The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 542 Hurt Him Terribly

Without any changes to his expression, Cedrick chuckled and said, “I’m fine. How can I be sick?”

Gwendolyn did not believe his words, however. She had been with him for a long time, and she knew him inside out.

It would have been nothing if the strangeness had only lasted one or two days, but for this to be consecutive… Something had to be up.

As she reached out to Cedrick, she uttered, “Pass me the bowl. I’ll eat it myself.”“”“”

Her stubbornness made Cedrick hand her the bowl. Gently, he reminded her, “Be careful. It’s hot.”

Gwendolyn nodded.

The second she took the bowl, she swiftly placed it on the bedside table and grabbed his hand. Without hesitation, she rolled his sleeves up to check the wrist that shuddered earlier.

“Gwenny!”

By the time Cedrick retracted his hand, it was too late. Gwendolyn had already seen the abrasion and swelling on his wrist.

Startled, Gwendolyn widened her eyes at him as rage built up in her chest. “How did you get hurt? Even I’ve never hurt you this bad when you make a mistake! Who did this to you?”

Cedrick lowered his gaze and averted his eyes from her. As he guiltily clutched his sleeve, he muttered, “No one. I accidentally burnt myself on the edge of the pot while cooking. I didn’t run the spot under cold. water, and I didn’t think the skin would be burnt off. But I’ve treated it already, so don’t worry

How can I not worry about you?

Gwendolyn’s eyes reddened, and she ruminated about what she had seen.

How can that possibly be the result of him burning himself on the pot? It’s straight too, as if something had struck him

instead

Thus, she uttered, “I don’t believe you. Give me your hand. I want to take a closer look at it.”“

He refused to budge and rejected her. “It’s nothing. You don’t need to blow this out of proportion.”

“Hurry up and give me your hand!” she ordered. “Why are you hiding your injuries from me?”

Cedrick hung his head, but he stayed unmoving and silent.

He felt helpless. As he expected, Gwendolyn was smart and would never miss anything.

“Ceddy, you know me. I won’t stop until I get what I want. You can hide this from me now, but you have to be a hundred percent certain that you can hide it from me forever, or else I’ll find out about it eventually

Then, in a softer tone, she went on as she reached out for his hand, “I just feel bad for you, so let me look at it.”

Cedrick pulled his hand back to avoid her again

to lunge over and forcibly pull his sleeve up to reveal his muscular arm covered with

he had more than one injury on his arm, she was stunned to her

weals was smooth and straight. There was no way those

badly? Who did this?

to hide the situation from her.

supposed to stay calm if someone has suddenly hurt you like this? Tell me!

not respond to

Gwendolyn was on the

head of the Jenson family and the boss of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Yet, somehow, without her realization, someone had severely injured

up in her eyes, but right then, another thought entered

this is already the state of his right lower arm, what about the rest of his body?

reached out to tug at his shirt.

“Gwenny.”

awake for long hours too. Moreover, he had been going through beatings. Enduring the

he was pale and

the night before. Along

she pulled off his shirt buttons, revealing the crisscrossed wounds on his previously fair chest

pieces as an invisible hand crushed

terrifying weals abruptly made her

her eyes, images of Cedrick standing before her and enduring the belt

scenes appearing in my mind) Am L… the one who hit

disbelief, she whispered, “Ceddy, did

hers. “Gwenny, don’t be so quick

Explanations were excuses.

retort meant

mouth. Cedrick would never let anyone else besides her lay a

I really did this.

“I’m sorry.”

trembling hand, she reached out to his bruised chest, but there was no patch of unmarred skin she

I have done this to you? How

of her eyes as she stared at

hot tears. “This isn’t your fault, Gwenny. You only did this because you’re sick. It doesn’t hurt me, really. It’s

to lie to me. I have eyes. I can

“Mania,”

head and started thinking about her

the end of the day, this is my fault. If I had been more careful with the precautions, you wouldn’t have gotten pregnant with the kids, and you wouldn’t have gone all the way to Erihal for my disease. The

it, but Gwendolyn knew

softer tone. “My sweet darling,

quite serious. You’ll need them treated every day to recover as quickly as possible. Have

Cedrick shook his head.

cream to me. I’ll do it

It’s nothing too serious, and this is too