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 had resumed his habit of smoking. He lit

from Gwendolyn was a sneer. It was as if

her memories? Then what was with those

Cedrick absentmindedly smoked his way through the

the cigarette under his foot

He continued smoking.

echoed through

refused to

him to finish the entire pack, a reckless

almost done with his second

if Gwendolyn didn’t remember him now, he knew he’d be in trouble if she found out about him smoking the entire pack

be ruined

this. I’ll

sneaking back into the house. Quietly closing the door behind him, he returned to the mattress in the living

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

snoring filled

scowl on his face, Cedrick gave Nico

latter was sleeping like

was stormy as

much of a light sleeper he has to be while on a Federal Bureau of Investigation mission? Ugh. I really want

Cedrick crouched down and pinched hard on a spot in the other

“Ow!”

prancing about in his dreamland, was rudely awakened by a

painful arm and cast a

What

lips to say something, but he ended up sighing instead of reprimanding

“Oh! I’m sorry!”

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

Cedrick then draped it across the blanket and slowly lay

at Cedrick’s face while still massaging his aching arm and no

him. They were in the middle of a mission, and the dangers surrounding them were unknown. Yet, he had been sleeping like a log, oblivious to the

Cedrick,” Nico

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

“Got it…”

back to distance himself from Cedrick. Eventually, half of his body was hanging off

he remained at the edge

In his groggy and chilled state, he instinctively

irritated, but he frowned and suppressed

Nico. The latter inched even

have a death wish?” Cedrick

tinged with an obvious murderous

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

just let me hug you for a while. It’s too cold. I

Cedrick didn’t respond.

however you want when we’re back at

whip me, cane me, or anything else. Just

still, his

nervously, Nico put his leg on Cedrick’s body when he didn’t object. He resembled an

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