Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 270 Cedrick Teased

“My heart goes out to you, so I’ll stay by your side. I’ll also learn how to love and protect you.”

Her soothingly lilting voice drifted into Cedrick’s ears and echoed in his mind.

The most dazzling smile bloomed before him.

His heart that ached inexplicably felt as if it were engulfed by warm light which melted all its frost.

Cedrick felt a lump in his throat as he instinctively reached for her soft face.

However, he still wore his leather gloves that had just touched Evelyn.

He discreetly withdrew his hand at the thought while his other palm, which hung on the other side of his thigh, curled into a fist subconsciously.

Charles was right.

Gwendolyn’s fiery personality made her a force to behold with her enemies. They could never get close to her without being burnt.

Yet when it came to the people she loved, she was as docile as a cat, irresistibly drawing others to her.

She embodied vitality, charisma, and resilience.

He had assumed the virus within him could be suppressed well enough so that they could look forward to a life together.

Little did he expect it to become wishful thinking with how rapidly the virus spread.

He was nothing more than a broken man with half a foot in the grave. Gwendolyn deserved better than him.

I’m the one holding her back.

“Ceddy?” Gwendolyn murmured when she noticed Cedrick being lost in his thoughts.

Cedrick regained his senses and stretched out his arms slightly, resuming his aloof expression. “I’m not injured. Feel free to inspect me if you have any doubts.”

“I don’t believe you. You can’t trick me when you look worse for wear. I need you to explain what exactly happened. What were you and Evelyn doing when I came in? Why do I sense that you were trying to pique me-”

“I think I like her quite a bit.”

she could finish her sentence.

“Excuse me?”

withdrew her hands from his thighs and took several steps back, staring at him as if he were

gaze out of the floor-to–ceiling win

uttered unfeelingly, “She’s

pulls on one’s heartstrings. No man can reject the advances

do you think I was doing with her

expression fell as she continued backing away

you disgusted with me?”

disdain. “You’re prideful, dominant, and cruel compared to her. Perhaps a change of taste is due after

shapely eyes narrowed on his chiseled profile. “You’ve

I did not change, Gwendolyn. You’ve merely seen my true colors. Now you know I’m

hung in the air for several minutes, undisturbed by

to the spot.

devoid of any hint of sentiment and filled

sound of soft

Gwendolyn laugh and not be enraged?

free from any trace

heart dropped as he struggled to keep up his frosty veneer and glared. “Is something

the arms of his office chair before bending down to plant a kiss on his forehead.

left its mark was blatantly obvious.

“You!”

her a death

recklessly as if she’d seen through the

looked so convincing that I almost fell for it,

hang mid–air while her gaze traveled to his hands on his thighs. Your acting skills still have room for improvement. Perhaps try not clenching

was caught off guard and instinctively hid his hands behind his back.

of pretense had been exposed!

nothing else he could do besides pretending to remain broodingly calm.

feisty Gwendolyn was intent on tearing

chin and

offended

for such paltry tricks. I was too overcome

my sake and can barely hide your love for me. I would be a fool to believe you’d

petulance in her lyrical voice seemed to have a hypnotic effect

evaded her hand and her gaze. “What I said was the truth. You think too