Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

Chapter 286 The Shameless Nico

Gwendolyn closed her eyes and lovingly kissed Cedrick’s palm.

Her quiet concentration moved Cedrick, who could only stare at her in a daze.

When she finally lifted her lips from his palm, she asked, “Docs it still hurt?”

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Cedrick almost answered in the negative when he remembered the painful price he had paid for giving the same answer last time.

He swallowed the words on the tip of his tongue and eked out, “It still hurts…”

Approval danced in Gwendolyn’s gaze, and she commented brightly, “Good to see you’ve learned your lesson. That beating did not go to waste.”

She followed it up with more kisses on his palm before standing up. After returning the ruler to its rightful place, she grabbed a tube of anti–inflammatory cream from the same drawer.

Then, she carefully applied the ointment to his palm and knees. From time to time, she blew on the areas to soothe the sting of the ointment.

“Next time, just let me know if you have something on your mind. If you had told me earlier that you hated how bitter the medicine tasted, we could’ve peacefully discussed another solution together. None of this would’ve happened then, don’t you agree?”

Cedrick nodded and shot her a tender gaze. His heart was bursting with joy.

With her around, even every argument left a sweet taste in his mouth.

He was still relishing the loveliness of their banter when Gwendolyn’s next words ruined his mood.

She said, “Actually, I planned to let you off the hook tonight. I only wanted to help you back to the room and apply some ointment to your knees. Who knew you were so into playing the part of a clueless victim! You practically begged for your punishment today.”

Cedrick’s back stiffened. He stared at his left palm in disbelief.

Is she telling me that my acting brought this beating upon myself?

He had never felt more depressed than he did at that moment.

My palm hurts even more now!

Cedrick weakly burrowed into Gwendolyn’s embrace, his expression a mask of sorrow and dejection.. “Don’t go tonight, Gwenny. Sleep with me, okay?”

His request struck Gwendolyn silent for a few moments. She cleaned the ointment off her fingers with a wet tissue before stroking his face and coaxing, “I can’t. We can consider it when you feel better. If you’re so keen on sharing a bed, then take your medication on time and focus on recuperating.”

“But…”

his body, Cedrick was already dreading the lonely nights ahead of

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protesting Gwendolyn’s decision and watched

the next day off and occupied Cedrick’s attention at the villa, Nico had no opportunity to apologize to Cedrick, and the poor man suffered through two sleepless

Gwendolyn finally returned to work on day three. He was

knocked on the door to the study

Cedrick’s deep voice

and the amber, beaded curtains

typing and shot Nico a frosty stare.

Nico’s spine. He plastered an awkward smile on his face and asked, “Boss, two nights ago, the two of you… was

hand! No big

his palm throbbing in pain as

recently heard of a small country in Alendor called Bera which is in dire need of

“Huh?”

me as many times as you please instead? I don’t want to mine coal in Bera! I’ll never leave you even if I become a ghost! Please, I’ve been your loyal follower for years. I may be useless, but considering my

eyes even welled with tears. In short, he was a perfect picture of remorse, from his anguished expression down

Not this again.

and tried

won’t leave! I’ll never go to Bera. Boss, why don’t you just

and refused to let go. He looked like a leech that was stubbornly holding on to its

annoyance was written all over his face. He did not know whether to rage or

“You b*stard! If you don’t want to end up at a coal mine in Bera, stay out of my sights for the

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scram now!”

to his feet and almost tripped several times in

at Nico’s comical departure from the room. Surprisingly, most of his rage

him, but before he could type a word, something clutched at his

and frowned. “Why are you back?”

the floor, Nico replied seriously, “Boss, Nico from the Federal Bureau of Investigation has already fled the room, and the person here is the Nico instructed by Ms. Gwendolyn to