Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 285 The Queen Of Unpredictability

Gwendolyn quietly stroked Cedrick’s back to comfort him.

Several minutes later, she asked, “Are you still uncomfortable?”

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The discomfort in Cedrick’s expression barely changed, but he put on a brave face and nodded. “I feel better with you around.”

Gwendolyn was secretly impressed by his charade, though she did not call him out on it. She helped him to sit on the bed, propping some pillows against his back and covering his legs with a blanket.

Then, she said, “There was a half–hour delay. You haven’t even taken your night medication. Wait here; I’ll get them for you.”

“Okay.”

Scarcely two minutes later, Gwendolyn reappeared in the room with warm water and a pill box, which she placed on the bedside table. After that, she closed and locked the room door before returning to Cedrick’s side.

Cedrick pulled a face when he saw the assortment of pills. “Can I at least get Gwenny’s medicine–feeding. service again tonight?”

Unamused, Gwendolyn handed a glass of water to him and retorted, “Well, what did you think of your little act tonight? Was it deserving of a reward?”

He lowered his eyes guiltily in response.

As it were, he would already be thanking his lucky stars if he escaped unscathed, let alone expect a reward.

After wiping the sulkiness from his gaze, Cedrick received the glass from Gwendolyn. He stubbornly tried to swallow all the pills at once and erupted into a fit of choking coughs when he glugged too much water.

Gwendolyn patted his back while chiding him, “You fool. You could just swallow a couple of pills at once each time and spare yourself this misery. How can it not be bitter if you stuff everything into your mouth in one go?”

As she spoke, she pulled a packet of caramel sweets from her pocket, which she had bought specifically for Cedrick.

She ripped the packaging open and grabbed a sweet, leaving the rest on the bedside table.

Her pale, slender fingers deftly unwrapped the caramel sweet, which she plopped into Cedrick’s mouth. “Don’t mistreat your body like this again. If you find the pills too bitter, treat yourself to a sweet. Smoking will not relieve your suffering; it will only make things worse. Don’t ever entertain that thought again. Got it?”

“Got it,” Cedrick mumbled while sucking on the caramel sweet.

He savored the milky fragrance of the confection, pleasantly surprised to find that it was not sickeningly sweet.

Of course, the fact that Gwendolyn had purchased and fed him the sweet only augmented his delight.

While he slowly ate the sweet, he opened his arms in a silent bid for a hug.

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Gwendolyn’s presence. In fact, he even appeared rather adorable with

smiled and shook her head. She flicked his forehead lightly and teased, “You’re five years older than me, mister, but

Cedrick nodded earnestly.

a

Cedrick seized her elbow and pulled

of the caramel sweet

“Taste

into a seductive

and tasted that sweet. I guess it’s time to move on to the next thing on the agenda,

brows in confusion. A sense of dread

not give him a chance to react. Instead, she swiftly pulled open the first drawer of the bedside table and took a red wooden ruler

left Gwendolyn’s face as she

instantly paled with shock when he saw the ruler. The caramel sweet in his mouth suddenly tasted less sweet than he remembered.

distractions, it appeared he would

taken a tumble from heaven and

up…” The poor man was on the verge

up, you must be punished

I should never have celebrated prematurely if I knew my

repeated more

ruler was immediately placed on his palm,

out in the day. But lying that they belonged to Nico? Plus, you didn’t

dread washed over Cedrick.

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start that I was trying to play the victim.

of his crimes with frightening accuracy.

How many?” Gwendolyn tapped the center of his palm and urged him to respond.

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out of his thoughts and bit his lip.

expression darkened, and she announced coldly, “A

clenched in fear, and he attempted to negotiate a lighter punishment. “What about five

even a hint of mercy was detectable in Gwendolyn’s

immediately halved the number of

I think I’m seeing

the waters and offered, “Ten?”

seconds before

for Cedrick, and he declared, “Fine. Twenty it is.

in amusement. A devilish smile appeared on