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Chapter 307

Chapter 307 You Are The Snack

Gwendolyn was left utterly confused by the man’s words.

Cedrick’s anxious but endearing voice almost made her choke out of surprise.

What on earth is he thinking? Didn’t I tell him yesterday night that I only have eyes for him? Has heforgotten about it, or does he not believe me?

Upset, she tried to pry open his arms so she could speak to him properly, but looking at him curled up

in a fetal position reminded her of what she had seen the night before.

She caught him in the same position on the floor beside the door in the dark when she had crossed

over from her room to his and turned on the lights.

From what she studied previously in psychology, this was a position people assumed when they were

nervous and anxious–a sign of an immense lack of a sense of security.

The realization grieved her, for she had noticed that Cedrick had been struggling emotionally and

physically since he fell ill and felt inferior around her.

It was as if he was struggling between his fear of losing her and his unworthiness to love her, so much

so that Gwendolyn had almost forgotten how he used to be before all that happened.

In the past, he was a proud and forbidding man that everyone in the business sphere recognized as

successful and decisive, but despite all his exceptional elegance, he was reduced to a humble man in

front of her.

The thought of it hurt Gwendolyn so much that she felt her heart pound by a great weight until she

could not breathe.

She took some time to calm down before lying down behind him and putting her arms. around him

tightly.

“You’re the snack I was talking about, Ceddy. You are everything I love–you will be everything I love for

the rest of my

life.”

The rigidness in her arms slowly dissipated away until Cedrick lowered his arms, revealing his

charming face.

“Do you mean that?” he asked in uncertainty.

Gwendolyn hugged him tighter. With her chin resting on his shoulder and her face leaning against his,

she hoped everything she did could make him feel her love for him.

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“Ask me the same question when you are doubtful and lost, and my answer will still be the same,” she

whispered patiently.

Her words appeased and comforted Cedrick.

“Thank you, Gwenny.”

“What for, Ceddy? We’re a couple. We are the only ones for each other. I’m your fiancée, a fact that

the entire nation is aware of.”

Turning back toward her and resting in her embrace, Cedrick felt his heart was full.

After they had lain in bed for a while, the two got up to prepare lunch together in the kitchen.

They were each in charge of different things–Cedrick cooked while Gwendolyn seasoned the food.

They could find joy in doing even the most mundane task in their everyday life.

Since it was almost afternoon when they got out of bed, Gwendolyn figured she might as well take

leave that day to keep Cedrick company.

The following day, they two woke up earlier to make breakfast together. While eating, Gwendolyn read

through the news that day and came across a trending topic online.

The Ferguson Group had declared bankruptcy.

Perplexed, she clicked on the news to find out what had happened.

To her knowledge, the Fergusons were no match for the Harris, Jenson, and Newton families, but it

was undeniable that their pockets still ran deep enough to own a considerable business.

Although she expected the event to deal the Fergusons a heavy blow, she did not expect them to lose

everything in a matter of days.

Here, she lifted her gaze to the man who was all focused on his breakfast. “I bet hand in this,” she

commented, showing him her phone.

“They brought it on themselves,” he replied without even looking up.

“You’re right. They brought it on themselves,” Gwendolyn agreed.

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Breakfast went on peacefully until a notification appeared on Cedrick’s phone. Seeing it was from Nico,

Cedrick glanced at Gwendolyn and felt relieved she was so engrossed in the news that she had not

noticed his phone ringing.

“Gwenny, they’re not just liquidating the company; the bank will also send someone to transfer

ownership of the Ferguson residence. Are you going over for the good show?”

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“Am I the opportunistic kind who takes advantage of others‘ misfortune?” Gwendolyn asked with her

brows arched.

Cedrick pursed his lips and smiled. His silence meant his answer could swing either way.

Then, he turned on his phone and showed Gwendolyn a document.

Earlier, he had asked Nico to get dirt on Eloise from the black market. With a high reward promised to

informants, Nico managed to gather much evidence and sent the digital compilation to Cedrick.

“Take a look. Do you want to bring this over to them?”

Gwendolyn smiled when she read through everything. “Well, I might not be the kind to push someone

off the cliff, but I don’t mind adding to their misery. After all, things are already bad for them. I’ll go

watch everything unfold later.”

Since Gwendolyn also had something to clarify with Eloise before the latter served a jail sentence, she

got ready and left home after breakfast.

As for Cedrick, he stood in the garden as he watched her leave alone. That was the first time he did not

offer to go out with her.

Once Gwendolyn disappeared out of his sight, the indulgent smile on Cedrick’s face turned cold and

cruel.

Nico had arrived beside him through a path that allowed him to evade Gwendolyn. “Boss, we got

Charles yesterday night. He’s in the outskir

now. Do you want to go over?”

Cedrick nodded. “We’re leaving in thirty minutes.”

Half an hour later, Nico drove Cedrick to a suburb where he had Charles locked up secret interrogation

room in the garden villa.

When Cedrick arrived, the prisoner was bound on his hands and legs to an upright wooden beam.

Seeing that the man with a drooping head was still unconscious, Nico threw a bowl of cold water at

him, waking him up in a jolt.

As Charles‘ blur vision finally became clear, he saw a sophisticated but hostile man sitting on a chair

opposite him.

“Ha. I feel honored that this is the second time the one and only Mr. Jenson from the Federal Bureau of

Investigation went to great lengths to find me,” Charles uttered, his words laced with a hint of derision.

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Nevertheless, his sarcasm had no effect on Cedrick, who had come solely for business. “I heard you

knew where the antidote is.”

Charles stared at him briefly and said candidly, “It seems like Gwen told you about it. You’re right. I

know where it is all along.”

“So you knew who I was at Realm Bar. You came at me on purpose.”

“Well, it’s not exactly true,” Charles corrected with a smile. “No one expected someone like you to take

up a CEO position at a small place like Fairlake. I have to say you’re pretty good at concealing your

identity.”

“In that case, your target’s Gwenny, then. You must be trying to play both sides. You wanted to gainnovelbin

from the collaboration with Hector and Luke and get Gwenny to think she owes you something by trying

to be the nice guy who has the antidote,” Cedrick analyzed, unperturbed by his foe.

Charles laughed and sneered, “Spot–on! You read me like a book, Mr. Jenson!”

His remarks put a deep frown on Cedrick’s bitter face.

Reading that cue, Nico grabbed a bat and swung it into Charles‘ belly twice.

At the two loud thuds, Charles felt a gush of wetness in his throat as blood trickled down the corners of

his lips.

Here, Cedrick poured himself some coffee, savoring the drink and the undisguised pain evident in

Charles‘ slender and blue eyes. “You thought everything was going according to plan until I came into

the equation. Is that why you wanted me dead?”

“Why are you asking me? Isn’t it obvious?”

“What deal did you make with Gwenny?” Cedrick asked, pouring the second cup of coffee.

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