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.

He lit

was a sneer. It was as if she was mocking his flirting

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

absentmindedly smoked his way through

beat later, he lifted his foot to extinguish the cigarette

He continued smoking.

the lighter echoed

to give

him urged him to finish the entire pack, a reckless gamble

was almost done with his second cigarette, he backed out of the

in trouble if she found out about him smoking the entire pack of cigarettes once she regained her memories. She would likely find

be ruined by her

this. I’ll be

cigarette before sneaking back into the house. Quietly closing the

posture was a horrible sight to behold. He had taken up every inch of the

snoring filled the entire

Cedrick gave Nico

latter was sleeping like a

was stormy as his blood

he’s so sound asleep! Has he forgotten about how much of a light sleeper he has to be while on a Federal Bureau of Investigation mission? Ugh. I really want to punch him, but I

without a choice, Cedrick crouched down and pinched hard on a spot in

“Ow!”

about in his dreamland, was rudely awakened

cast a pitiful and innocent look at

Cedrick?” What did

he ended up sighing instead

“Oh! I’m sorry!”

that, Nico hastily scurried off to the edge of the mattress,

then draped it across the blanket and slowly lay

on his side, curling into himself to fend off the cold. He stared at Cedrick’s face while

middle of a mission, and the dangers surrounding them were unknown. Yet, he had been

Nico

replying, “Don’t you dare hug me again. I’ll make you bear the consequences if

“Got it…”

Cedrick. Eventually, half of his body was hanging off the edge

the edge of the mattress and shut his eyes, sleeping

colder by the second, and shivers coursed through his body. In his groggy and chilled state, he instinctively moved closer to Cedrick, seeking warmth,

but he frowned and

lack of response only emboldened Nico. The latter inched even closer and rested his head

you have a death wish?”

with an obvious

a moment of hesitation, he bit the bullet and stretched out his arm, hugging the other

for a while.

Cedrick didn’t respond.

me however you want when we’re back at

me, or anything else.

perfectly still, his body stiff with

body when he

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