Cedrick raised his head and looked at her, his eyes sparkling with delight.

After a moment, he lowered his gaze and said, “Wouldn’t it be better not to do it now? Getting the marriage certificate at this critical juncture might invite gossip and unnecessary trouble for you.”

“We can have a private wedding first and keep it a secret from others,” she suggested. “Besides, our lives should be lived for ourselves, not to please others.”

After Cedrick contemplated for a while, his eyes lit up with joy again.

“You’re right, Gwenny. We should live our lives on our own terms.”

He flashed a mischievous smile and continued, “Tomorrow is a good day. Shall we go and register our marriage early in the morning?”

Gwendolyn playfully tapped his forehead. “All right, as you wish.”

Cedrick stood before her, his heart filled with excitement about their upcoming official union. He hugged her leg and rested his head against her thigh, reveling in their intimacy.

In return, Gwendolyn tenderly caressed the back of his head, allowing him to nuzzle against her.

Suddenly, her phone on the bedside table rang.

The caller was Ezra.

She had an ominous feeling about receiving calls in the wee hours of the night.

When the call connected, it wasn’t Ezra’s voice that greeted her.

A man’s voice, tinged with a hint of breathlessness as if he had just completed a workout, spoke on the line.

“Hello, Ms. Harris. I work for Boss, and my codename is Midnight. I tried to call him multiple times, but he didn’t pick up. I had no choice but to use your bodyguard’s phone to contact you and Boss.”

Gwendolyn had put the call on speaker mode, allowing Cedrick to hear their conversation.

He stood up to retrieve his own phone, only to discover that it had been set to silent mode. There were over a dozen missed calls from Midnight.

Cedrick

undercover agent, whom Cedrick had sent to keep an eye on Evelyn, made an unexpected call to

happened to Evelyn?”

quickly reported the details of

to his report, she calmly instructed, “The river current is rapid. Evelyn is injured, so she couldn’t have gone far. Tonight, I

Ms. Harris,”

engulfed in a solemn

now she’s trying to escape. Cedrick,

been devoted to his scripture studies at the ancestral hall. Ever since you dealt with Evelyn, he hasn’t cared about the

she fell into deep thought again, he gently scooped her up and carried her to the bathroom. He said warmly, “Gwenny, let’s set aside those thoughts for now. We should wait until we locate her before jumping to conclusions. Tonight, let’s indulge in a relaxing bath together, and tomorrow,

and nuzzled into his chest. “I’m too tired to

head and planted a gentle kiss on her forehead. “You helped me to bathe when I was

to that

mischievous glint, and a playful smirk formed at the corner of her mouth. “Someone was quite naughty that day and tried to entice and seduce me. Fortunately, I have strong self-control

caused him to

brought up or known by anyone other than

blew a teasing breath. Her seductive voice

to test your self-control today, Cedrick?” she

frustration, “Gwenny, men easily succumb

onto the toilet seat in the dry area of the bathroom. He then proceeded to fill

mean to say that men can’t resist temptation? Does that mean this can happen to other

walked up to her and crouched again; his dark eyes were filled with a wicked

gently grabbed her hand and

desire for other women. Only you make me feel like this. Moreover, it’s sensitive to you. It’ll succumb to your teasing. Look at what your touch does, Gwenny. You feel it

pursed her lips and nodded in

like it wants to be eaten,”

with anticipation. “So, Gwenny, can you be

her head and pointed to her abdomen. “What do

by her response, Cedrick let out a long

tonight, Gwenny. Be good and take

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