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…”

body, Cedrick was already dreading the lonely nights ahead

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from protesting Gwendolyn’s decision

Cedrick’s attention at the villa, Nico had no opportunity to apologize to Cedrick,

finally returned to work on day three. He was in charge

knocked on the door to the study uneasily.

deep voice betrayed no

opened the door and the amber, beaded curtains behind it. His

middle of typing and shot Nico

face and asked,

forty times on the hand! No big deal!” Cedrick returned darkly, mercilessly pushing

palm

could wail and plead for mercy, Cedrick continued, “I recently heard of a small country in Alendor called Bera which is in dire need of coal miners. I think you’re

“Huh?”

Nico threw himself at Cedrick’s feet. He hugged the latter’s muscular thigh and howled, “I have sinned, Boss! It’s all my fault. Why don’t you hit 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

short, he was a perfect picture of remorse, from his anguished expression down

Not this again.

and tried to free himself from

why don’t you just kill

to let go. He looked like a

over his face. He did not know whether to rage or

mine in Bera, stay out of my sights for the next two days! Now get lost!”

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scram

to his feet and almost tripped several times in his haste to leave the study.

room. Surprisingly, most of his rage had dissipated after

his attention to the computer screen before him, but before he could type a word, something clutched at his calf.

frowned. “Why are you

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 make sure you take your medication on time. I am now working