The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 526 Kinky Dresses

“Are you not feeling well? Do you want to visit a doctor tomorrow and do a full body checkup?” Cedrick immediately

replied with a solemn look on his face.

Gwendolyn rejected at once, saying. “Never mind. Didn’t Joshua do a checkup for me when I bit you last time? He

said I was very healthy and there was nothing serious. The reason why I don’t seem to be able to control my

emotions is due to my excessive worrying and lack of sleep during my pregnancy days. I don’t think it will help even

if we go for another checkup. I could just be overthinking.”

Even with the woman’s reassurance, Cedrick was still worried.

“I think it’s better to go for another checkup. Although it could be just a minor problem, if we don’t get it treated, it

could become serious later on.”

“There’s really no need for that. After all, Joshua is one of the best medical professors in the country. If he couldn’t

find the cause of the problem. I don’t think any other doctors would be able to come up with a diagnosis. If that’s

the case, why should we waste time and energy?” Rubbing the man’s bruise gently. Gwendolyn continued, “Let me

ask the hotel staff to get us an anti-inflammatory cream. I’ll apply it for you later.”

“No! This hotel belongs to Neal. If he knows that you asked his staff to buy anti-inflammatory cream, he will know

that I got beaten up.”

Gwendolyn gave it some thought and agreed that it made sense.

“How about you stay in bed and I go get it myself?”

Just as she turned around and was about to stand up. Cedrick wrapped his arms around her waist and stopped her

from leaving.

“Have you forgotten that I was from the military? I’m not that weak. It’s just a minor wound and would take me at

most two days to heal. Darling, if you really care about me, you should cancel the flight tomorrow morning and

accompany me to Astoria’s largest mall to shop instead, just like we planned. What do you say?”

Gwendolyn said nothing in response.

“Let’s return to Chanaea two days later after we are done with our shopping. If you’re worried about our babies,

you can video call Charles before we sleep and check on them every day,” the man continued.

Gwendolyn looked down at Cedrick, who was still hugging her waist, and asked curiously. “Are you not jealous

anymore? I wonder who it was who threw a fit earlier just because I had a video call with Charles.”

Cedrick tightened his hold on the woman as if he was staking his claim on her. “Anything can be discussed as long

as you accompany me shopping tomorrow and wear the dress I like.”

Gwendolyn let out an amused giggle and caressed her husband’s cheeks as she replied, “Sure. Let’s go shopping

tomorrow, then. What’s so special about this dress?”

A mysterious smile appeared on Cedrick’s face before he leaned in and whispered something in Gwendolyn’s car.

Feeling confused, she asked, “When did I agree to visit that kind of shop with you? A shop that sells kinky dresses?”

“You promised me last night. Darling, you can’t play with my feelings,” Cedrick replied, fixing a displeased gaze on

the woman.

“Show me the evidence.” Gwendolyn was adamant about denying it.

Cedrick was rendered speechless.

Darn! I should have recorded what she said last night.

How am I supposed to produce any evidence?

His heart sank as he buried his face in his wife’s arms dejectedly and harrumphed softly.

Gwendolyn could not help but chuckle, amused by the man’s childish yet adorable antics.

Feeling bad for hitting Cedrick and wanting to make up for it, she said, “All right, fine. Let’s buy that dress. However,

it’s on one condition. I will only consider wearing the dress and having some fun with you after we see Benny and

Zendy in person and make sure that they are okay. Can you accept that?”

Understanding her feelings, Cedrick answered, “Of course. Whatever you say.”

As a reward for him, Gwendolyn lifted his chin and planted a kiss on his lips. “Good. Let’s go to bed early tonight.”

Remaining still, the man said, “I can’t move. My butt hurts. Darling, will you bathe me?”

Gwendolyn hesitated for a moment before relenting. “Okay, I’ll give you a bath.”

After Gwendolyn helped him up, Cedrick, who wanted to show the woman that he was in pain, pretended to limp all

the way to the bathroom with a satisfied smirk on his face.

“Darling, shall I get two movie tickets tomorrow? We can watch a movie and enjoy some Astorian cuisine.”

“Sure.”

Cedrick’s lips curled upward as he leaned lazily on his wife’s shoulders.

After canceling their six o’clock morning flight, Gwendolyn had also turned off the alarm, which supposed to ring at

four in the morning to wake her up.

At around nine-thirty the next morning, the couple woke up naturally after a good night’s sleep.

“Darling. I’m gonna go get ready first. You can sleep for five more minutes,” Cedrick said groggily.

After their routine morning kiss, the man got out of bed and headed to the bathroom to wash up while Gwendolyn

continued to sleep.

However, shortly after, she was awakened by Elven’s call.

While looking at her phone in a semi-conscious state, Gwendolyn suddenly remembered that she had previously

entrusted Elven to investigate Annie. Immediately, she snapped awake and sat up before

answering the call.

On the other end of the line, Elven said, “Mrs. Jenson, she was indeed present at the business gala organized by Mr.

Jenkins in Salinsburgh a while back. Also, according to your instructions. I’ve also completed my investigation on Ms.

Annie. I’ve sent the information to your email. You might want to check if you have received it.”

“Well done.”

With Elven still on the line, Gwendolyn held her phone with one hand and grabbed her tablet from the bedside table

with her other. She proceeded to log in to her email account and opened the attachment.

On the document, the woman’s full name was stated as Annie Steinfeld. She was from Ospea and was twenty-one

years old.

Her parents were just ordinary citizens of Ospea who had their own business. They had both passed away but

details of their deaths were not stated.

She had studied in Chanaea for a few years and had attended the best college in Salinsburgh.

Is it really a coincidence that she lived in Salinsburgh before?

However, if she isn’t Annie but is Evelyn instead, how did she get to know Paul, who’s considered royalty in Ospea?

Although Gwendolyn was unable to solve the mystery no matter how hard she thought about it, she was not willing

to let Annie off just like that.

For some reason, she just really did not like the girl.

Despite Annie’s impeccable manners and innocent appearance when Gwendolyn first met her, she simply did not

feel good about her.

It was a strange feeling that she was unable to pinpoint.

For caution’s sake, Gwendolyn decided to continue investigating.

“Elven, can you find out when Annie’s parents passed away and the reason for their deaths? Also, since she studied

and graduated abroad previously, try to find a picture of her in her graduation robe.”

“Okay.”

Right after she hung up, Cedrick walked out of the bathroom.

“Gwenny, let’s video call Charles after you finish washing up. We should check on our babies before heading out.”

Gwendolyn nodded, feeling satisfied with the man’s arrangement.

Benedict’s and Zendaya’s fevers had subsided, but they still seemed quite weak. It was likely that they were

exhausted from battling their fevers throughout the night.

The two little ones were lying in their crib while Charles, Nico, and Summer tried to comfort them.

The nursery was filled with a lively atmosphere.

Gwendolyn felt much more at ease having seen her twins. After putting on some light makeup, she headed to the

mall with Cedrick.

It was the largest mall in Astoria that was frequented by the wealthy and was filled with shops selling all sorts of

merchandise.

Gwendolyn bought some toys for the little ones, an antique cigarette holder for Nico, and a set of crystal jewelry for

Summer.

Cedrick counted the shopping bags and asked tentatively, “Gwenny, didn’t you say that you were very grateful to

Charles for helping to take care of our kids? Why didn’t you get him something as well?”