The Ex and Her Riches
Chapter 284

Chapter 284

Chapter 284 His Explanation Backfired

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Since Nico was coming over, Gwendolyn did not want to embarrass him in front of others. She subtlygestured toward the nearby couch with her eyes. “Go and take a seat.”

Cedrick refused to move. He kept his head lowered, breathing heavily in anger, while his cold, darkeyes revealed his murderous intent.

Remembering how he had angina, Gwendolyn gently stroked his cheek to soothe his emotions. “Goand take a seat over there, okay? We might be able to clear your name soon.”

Cedrick suppressed his emotions and sat on the couch on the side.

Fifteen minutes later, Nico arrived.

As he stepped into the house, the intimidating atmosphere caused him to shudder.

After seeing the cigarettes on the coffee table, he instantly knew what to expect.

He was pleased to see how effective his meticulous plan was. I can’t believe Boss was caught red–handed so quickly.

With a faint grin on his face, he stood obediently by the coffee table.

Cedrick could not believe Nico still dared to smile in front of him.

Despite that, Cedrick remained composed in front of Gwendolyn as he spoke in a deep voice. “Gwennysaw the cigarettes you placed in the drawer. You better explain everything to her, and don’t you dare

utter a single lie. If you do, I’ll drag you to the interrogation room and hook you up to a lie detector anda shock device!”

Nico was struck dumb, not daring to give him any response. What the f*ck? How can he be soruthless? This is not what I expected! Didn’t Boss want to be punished? Shouldn’t he be happy aboutbeing found out?

Gwendolyn knitted her brows before shooting daggers in Cedrick’s direction. “Why are you threateninghim?”

“N–No, I didn’t…” Cedrick instantly toned down his voice.

Instead of continuing with the reprimand, Gwendolyn turned to Nico and asked in a calm tone, “Nico,tell me the truth. Did Cedrick smoke today?”

Nico froze for a moment before instinctively casting a glance at Cedrick.

Cedrick blithely warned him again, “Shock device!”

His words sent chills down Nico’s spine. “Nope, he didn’t! He asked me for a cigarette, but he just tooka sniff of it before tossing it away.”

Gwendolyn maintained a composed posture, crossing her arms gracefully, and her facial expressionremained stoic. Despite studying their faces intently, she could not fully believe their explanation. “Nico,don’t be scared to tell the truth. As long as I’m here, Cedrick would not dare to lay a finger on you.”

With Gwendolyn’s assurance, Nico breathed a sigh of relief, raised his right hand, and vowed. “Ms.Gwendolyn, every word I said is true!”

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“All right then.” Gwendolyn nodded, giving the impression that she believed his words.

Cedrick heaved a sigh of relief.

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Yet, seconds later, Gwendolyn continued asking, “How do you explain the cigarettes in the drawerthen?”

“Boss asked me to buy the cigarettes for him and told me to hide them inside the drawer,” heanswered.

Spotting a keyword in his reply, Gwendolyn narrowed her eyes. “Hide?”

Nico nodded. “Boss said you’re busy during the day and normally wouldn’t go through the drawers.That’s why he instructed me to put the cigarettes in a corner to hide them away from you.”

Gwendolyn let out a cold laugh before shooting Cedrick a meaningful look. “Ah, I sec. So that was all aploy to keep me from discovering the cigarettes.”

Cedrick was about to explode in rage. F*ck! This b*stard is just making things worse! How am I goingto defend myself after this?

He gave Nico a fierce glare before grinding his teeth. “I told you to come and explain the situation, notrepeat every single word I said earlier! You’re supposed to come here to clear my name and set thingsstraight!”

Comprehension dawned on Nico when he heard that.

He realized then that he had misunderstood Cedrick. So Boss wasn’t looking forward to being beatenup by Ms. Gwendolyn. He genuinely wanted to keep the truth from her!

In contrast to Cedrick’s anger, Gwendolyn responded with a gentle smile. “You did a great job inproviding me with a clearer understanding of the situation. Don’t worry; you can speak freely. I am hereto protect you.”

Nevertheless, after realizing the harm he had brought on Cedrick, Nico became uncertain of what tosay, but he knew he needed to earnestly think about how to make amends.

Otherwise, his life would be in serious jeopardy. No one, not even Ms. Gwendolyn, can save me if Bossexplodes!

After contemplating for a while, Nico spoke with sincerity. “Ms. Gwendolyn, it was not right for Mr.Jenson to keep this from you, but he does remember the plan you customized for him, and he neverintended to actually smoke. He has been taking medication three times a day recently. Those pills arebitter and can cause loss of appetite and nausea if taken in excess. He was trying to replace a way toalleviate the discomfort caused by the medication. It’s just that he ended up choosing the wrongmethod.”

Nico gave a heartfelt explanation.

Cedrick’s gloomy expression gradually eased as the person who screwed things up for him finally saidsomething pleasing.

However, Gwendolyn’s face remained deadpan. It was hard to tell if she believed what Nico said.

Nico tested the waters by saying, “So, Ms. Gwendolyn, please don’t be mad at Mr. Jenson anymore.”

Gwendolyn decided not to expose Cedrick in front of Nico for trying to lie to her and sweep thingsunder the carpet.

She glanced at Cedrick and cast a gentle smile at him. “Why should I be mad at him? It’s just a smallissue.

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Right, Ceddy?”

Cedrick nodded earnestly.

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Gwendolyn withdrew her gaze and looked at the cigarettes on the coffee table. “But from now on, let’snot keep these cigarettes. These are just bad stuff. Nico, empty the drawer and sell all the cigarettes ata low price.”

“Low price?” Nico’s eyes widened in shock. Those are imported goods, and they’re all extremelyexpensive!

Those were his cherished possessions. The thought of selling them at a low price felt like a stab to hisheart.

Cedrick glared at him. “Listen to Gwenny. Take all the cigarettes away. I don’t want to see them again!”

Nico’s face showed a mixture of pain and reluctance. “All right, Boss.”

While Nico started clearing the cigarettes in the drawer, Gwendolyn stood up and grabbed Cedrick’sarm. “Come, let’s go upstairs.”

She sounded calm, but Cedrick’s heart skipped a beat. Will she still punish me after all that explaining?

Overwhelmed by complicated emotions, Cedrick felt helpless as Gwendolyn led him to the masterbedroom.

“Sit,” she instructed.

Cedrick sat down obediently, even though he had butterflies in his stomach.

He was unsure if Gwendolyn was still angry, but he knew he hated her physical punishments.

If it were not for fear of Gwendolyn getting angry, he would have dumped the ruler and Lego pieces intothe ocean so that she would never be able to retrieve them again!

As he was brooding, he saw Gwendolyn turn her head and walk toward the bedside table. She placedher hand on the first drawer as if she was about to open it.

Cedrick knew very well what was lying inside.

Before Gwendolyn could fully open the drawer, he clutched his chest, furrowed his brow, and weaklysaid, “Gwenny, I feel uncomfortable…”

Gwendolyn ran over to check on him. “Do you feel discomfort in your heart? Is your angina acting upagain? By right, you should feel better since you’ve taken the medicine for a week.”

With a pallid complexion and a frail demeanor, he leaned weakly in her embrace, his eyes drooping.

Gwendolyn was deeply concerned. “You shouldn’t bear the pain if you’re having an episode. I’ll fetchthe medicine to alleviate your angina attacks!”

“No, it’s okay!” He gripped her wrist just when she was about to stand up.

The grip was remarkably firm and unwavering, in stark contrast to the feeble and trembling hand of theperson who had been in agony moments before.

Upon realizing he had overreacted, Cedrick instantly loosened his grip and buried his head in herembrace, speaking softly. “What I meant was, I feel much better with you hugging me…”

Gwendolyn lowered her head and stayed silent.

After narrowing her eyes, she discreetly assessed the man’s behavior and quickly understood hisintentions. Not only did he deceive me, but now he’s also putting on a show.

Initially, she had considered forgiving him. That was why she had wanted to retrieve the anti-inflammatory cream from the drawer to apply it to his injured knees.

A corner of her lips quirked up. Looks like someone deserves a punishment, after all!