The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 561 Me As A Gift

“Are you trying to emasculate your future husband ahead of time, Inez?”

Huddled under the covers, Kieran stared at Inez innocently.

Words cluded Inez.

She pulled the covers over her face in utter mortification, hoping against hope that the ground would open up and swallow her whole. “Would you believe me if I told you it was an accident?”

“Yeah.” Kieran nodded solemnly. “I believe everything you say. Besides, if you had truly wanted to render me incapable of fathering a child, you wouldn’t have kicked me so lightly just now.”

He was exceedingly frank, but Inez was so embarrassed that she might combust anytime.

“Sleep earlier, then. You’ve still got to go to work tomorrow morning.”

Turning over, she gave her back to him. She closed her eyes and feigned sleep, almost hugging the edge of the bed. Her entire body was stiff, and she still felt flustered.

Kieran bore his eyes into the back of her head. As he recalled Treyton’s advice, his heart started racing wildly.

He tentatively reached out toward her to touch her fair and smooth back, planning on letting nature take its course.

However, he withdrew his hand mid–way.

Verily, he could not bring himself to do such a thing while sober, for he was too shy.

Feeling dejected, he sat up, only to inadvertently glimpse the marble dining table opposite the bed. On the table were a bottle of unopened red wine and two glasses. On top of that, there were exquisite red candles that were unlit.

He got to his feet and went over, swiftly uncorking the bottle of red wine.

Upon hearing movements, Inez slowly sat up. “What are you doing, Mr. Kieran?”

When she asked that question, Kieran had already opened the bottle of red wine. Ignoring her, he poured himself a full glass and downed it resolutely.

Undeniably, the saying that alcohol emboldened a timid person was true to a certain extent.

He picked up the empty glass at the side and brandished it at Inez. “Can you sleep, Inez? Would you like to have a drink with me?”

“No, thanks. You go ahead, Mr. Kieran.”

five glasses successively. Soon, he had consumed half

drunk too fast and possessing low alcohol tolerance, he started growing dizzy, and his cheeks

bed with the towel wrapped around her. While it was uncomfortable, it gave

of security.

bath towel knotted at her chest could neither conceal her delicate

from afar. Under the influence of alcohol, his mouth became increasingly dry at the sight

glass, he drank straight out of the bottle.

down his neck to stain the white bathrobe he wore. It added a sense of asceticism to him.

wine is intoxicating. It’s best that you don’t drink too much since

get it after drinking

toward the bed with his mind all and promptly

woozy

courage, he inched close to Inez and carefully

birthday you celebrate henceforth,” he murmured in her ear,

She clutched the top

Kieran continued, “Tonight, I want to give you the greatest

a gift for me?

glanced back over her shoulder.

“It’s… me.”

her soft lips.

struck a chord

and she unknowingly lost herself

candles on the table remained unlit, the scent of love and

Villa in Salinsburgh, Cedrick did not sleep the entire night, secretly observing Gwendolyn’s

state.

had a manic episode in two days, making

he felt that he should still take her to the laboratory for an

sleep but waited silently. He planned to wait until

her to suffer from

moment she stepped into the basement until she closed her eyes to

she personally drove the latter to the Harris residence on Mount Tranquil played in her mind

pondered upon it, the more she found Annie suspicious, especially because

it weren’t because of Asher’s looks and allure, then Annie was indeed too concerned about him. When I spoke about how I punished him with scripture studies on his knees and even gave him twenty whips, resulting in him losing his voice and contracting rheumatism, her expression showed obvious distress and indignance on his behalf. It was the first time I’d ever seen a stranger being emphatic to such an extent. Is she overly kind, or does she harbor a different degree of affection toward him at the end of the day? But then, all this is just my conjecture. Without solid evidence or a

her mind was whirring, she distinctly sensed someone picking