The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 650

Cedrick was stumped. “I’m not. I swear.”

“Then, aren’t you going to explain what happened between you and Natasha?” Gwendolyn pressed, not intending to let him off.

The man fell silent.

C-Can I really tell her? She’s going to punch me when we get back to the hotel.

Cedrick fell silent and mustered up the courage before speaking.

“Grandpa had already passed away when I agreed to get engaged to her, so there was no need to worry about having to go through such risks again.”

Gwendolyn nodded knowingly. “You felt that the Wright family was already safe, so even if she were to marry you, you wouldn’t have to worry about Maverick’s death. Still, that meant you still liked her, right? You were s

o resolute when you divorced me, and then you got engaged to her not long after.”

Her voice was calm, but there was a hint of iciness in it.

Cedrick didn’t know what to say.

He knew he was at fault.

“I never liked her. It was always you. I wasn’t clear about my own thoughts when I announced our engagement. It was also because she braved the storm and came over to the villa. She even brought up how grateful she was because I saved her, so I agreed to the engagement after weighing the pros and cons. The man took Gwendolyn’s hand and caressed it lightly. “Please, Darling…” he cooed somewhat pleadingly.

Gwendolyn retracted her hand, walked a few steps forward, and placed two bouquets of white flowers before Maverick’s gravestone. “These are all your own doings, Mr. Jenson. I have nothing to do with them, she said frostily.

Cedrick leaned over. Noticing her expression, he asked, “Are you upset?”

“No.”

“You are. It’s written all over your face.”

Gwendolyn continued facing Maverick’s grave, ignoring the man beside her.

and while she’s paid the price and is no longer in this world, it’s true that I used to protect her. If

out on me.”

grabbed Gwendolyn’s hand and put it on

deliberately sounding

to your family’s rules,

with a belt, then. How

jaw and gulped in silence before nodding. “Okay.”

his willingness to accept his impending fate, Gwendolyn whispered into his ear, “What

Huht

usually-calm demeanor.

grimly, neither confirming nor denying her statement. Still, she didn’t

breath and glanced around at the desolate cemetery, his usually-dark

a

as he tensed up and braced himself.

looked, Gwendolyn couldn’t help but laugh. “You’re

his hand, dragging him out of

way she took his hand in

held my hand, so that means she’s not mad anymore, right? Was she just

down and put an arm behind Gwendolyn’s

hastily wrapped her arms around his neck. “What are you doing, being all lovey-dovey in front of all

want your feet to hurt from walking in those heels, so I decided to carry you. This is also my way of sincerely making up for

carrying me. That’s nothing for a man like you, right, Mr. Jenson? How

as he saw the mischievous look on her face. Surely, she had a

think I should do,

The woman leaned into his ear and whispered something intimate and outrageous, her

this?” he asked after a long moment of internal

“I can’t believe it. We’re already husband and wife, but you’re still embarrassed by such a thing?”

of words. Of course,

limbs remained stiff throughout the journey back to the

command made his heart race.

the woman

wife! I remember