Then, he smirked and licked his teeth before arching his brow at her.

He appeared to be flirting with her, yet there was an undertone of taunting in his actions.

A fearless look was present on his face as he made it plain that he was provoking her.

At that instant, he looked so much more annoying than Charles.

However, despite his arrogance, his hand was trembling so hard that he nearly lost his grip on his cigarette.

That was his first time provoking his wife by smoking. He was nervous and scared, but his pride prevented him from chickening out.

Gwendolyn watched him from afar, expressionless.

After a few more glances at him, she sneered and turned to head to the bathroom without even saying anything.

Cedrick was promptly rendered speechless.

She barely reacted to him, and she showed no signs of anger.

The weight of disappointment bore down on him, and he slumped his shoulders in defeat.

He was crestfallen, like a vibrant peacock who was disheartened after being ignored.

After sulking for two minutes, he saw the bathroom door open again.

The second the door creaked open, he straightened up and continued smoking, acting nonchalant.

He deliberately shifted his body sideways so that Gwendolyn could catch a clearer view of him exhaling the smoke.

His jawline seemed exceptionally sharp under the moonlight, and the billowing clouds of smoke only accentuated his beauty.

In fact, he even tilted his head back so that she could see his Adam’s apple better.

His Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed the smoke, and that motion of his exuded an alluring yet provoking charm.

However, this time, Gwendolyn did not even spare him a glance.

Cedrick saw her enter the house from the corner of his eyes.

Following a thump, the door closed behind her.

Cedrick blinked. What a waste of effort. She didn’t even bother to pay attention to me.

His eyes reddened, and his fingers turned as cold as frost. The once vibrant hues of his face faded, leaving behind a pallor of misery.

He couldn’t accept the fact that his wife completely ignored him even after she saw him smoking.

She did not even bother to spare him a glance.

If she still remembers me, she’d never tolerate me smoking.

Benedict suffered from a congenital heart condition and had a delicate respiratory system. Inhaling smoke would exacerbate his health condition, so smoking inside the house was strictly prohibited. It was the last thing Gwendolyn would allow.

smoking. He lit one cigarette

a sneer. It was as

memories? Then what was with those subtle gestures earlier tonight? There’s no way I’d miss

thoughts, Cedrick absentmindedly smoked his

his foot to extinguish the cigarette under his foot and

He continued smoking.

lighter echoed through the stillness

refused to give

finish the entire pack, a

when he was almost done with his second cigarette, he backed

knew he’d be in trouble if she found out about him smoking the entire pack of cigarettes once she regained

probably be ruined by her

can’t do this. I’ll be risking my

sheepishly pocketed the cigarette pack and extinguished his cigarette before sneaking back into the house. Quietly closing the door behind him, he

had taken up every inch of the mattress, leaving no space for

snoring filled the

gave Nico a

latter was sleeping

stormy

Has he forgotten about how much of a light sleeper he has to be while

crouched down and pinched hard on a spot in the other man’s inner

“Ow!”

in his dreamland, was rudely awakened by a sting

cast a

wrong, Cedrick?” What did

say something, but he ended up sighing instead of reprimanding the other man. “Move

“Oh! I’m sorry!”

hastily scurried off to the edge of the mattress, leaving most of the space for

off his coat, Cedrick then draped it across the blanket and slowly lay

himself to fend off the cold. He stared at Cedrick’s face while still massaging his aching arm and no longer dared to fall back

in the middle of a mission, and the dangers surrounding them

sorry, Cedrick,” Nico whispered

response before replying, “Don’t you dare hug me again. I’ll make you bear

“Got it…”

distance himself from Cedrick. Eventually, half

he remained at the edge of

and shivers coursed through his body. In his

irritated, but he frowned and suppressed his

Nico. The latter inched even closer and

death

was tinged with

breath. After a moment of hesitation, he bit the bullet

you for a while. It’s too

Cedrick didn’t respond.

can punish me however you want when we’re back at

whip me, cane me, or anything else. Just

his body

nervously, Nico put his leg on Cedrick’s body when he

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