Chapter 254


    Chapter 254 Her Right To Punch Him


    Cedrick entered Jenson Group’s CEO’s office. Barely a minute had passed when Nico rushed into the


    room in search of rewards.


    “Boss, you’re positively glowing today. It must have been a wonderful night, right?” Nico said, rubbing


    his hands as he shed a keen smile at Cedrick.


    Positively glowing? My punishment the night before hadsted almost an hour. Even now, my knees


    are swollen and bruised. So, sure, positively glowing.


    Cedrick narrowed his eyes as a dark look crossed his face. However, a smile grew on his lips, and it


    was a strange sight to behold.


    Nico was baffled. It was his first time seeing such a peculiar expression on his boss’ face. The man


    looked angry, but he also looked like he was in a good mood.


    Thus, Nico could not figure out whether or not things went smoothly or south the night before.


    Cedrick was donning a rare look that day—a pair of ck leather gloves. He then took off one of them


    and showed Nico his left palm. When he spoke, there was no emotion in his deep voice.


    “What do you think?” asked Cedrick.


    When Nico saw the bruising on Cedrick’s left palm, he widened his eyes to the point his eyeballs were


    about to pop out of their socket.


    This is… Did Ms. Gwendolyn hit him again? His palm is so swollen! She’s ruthless and fierce!Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    Nico instinctively swallowed. He could imagine how terrible the night went after the man did what he


    told him to do.


    It did not help that Cedrick was the ruthless kind of person who bore grudges. He would definitely drag


    someone else to hell with him.


    Sh*t, not only am I failing to be rewarded for my deeds, but I’m actually stepping right into the trap!


    Nico’s legs turned to jelly, and he threw himself by Cedrick’s feet before hugging thetter’s right leg.


    He had no acting skills to speak of, so he could not summon any tears to his eyes. All he could do was


    howl, “Boss, I’m so sorry! I shouldn’t have given you that horrible idea! This is all my fault. I’ll do


    anything! I’ll even be fine with a suspension, but please don’t deduct my pay anymore, or else I’ll be


    stuck having mac and cheese forever!”


    Cedrick looked downward at Nico and curled his lips. “Who said that I’m going to punish you?”


    “What?”


    Nico froze in his tracks, the stiffening of his grieving expression a hrious sight.


    Confused, he uttered, “You’re not going to punish me? You can’t be raising my pay, right?”


    “You’re right. I’m raising your pay,” Cedrick said in a serious tone.


    Even though Nico’s lousy idea had put him on the receiving end of Gwendolyn’s punishment, it had


    also opened up a path for him. Not only did he manage to do it with her the night before, but he even


    managed to make Gwendolyn agree to some rules and dealt with Marcus.


    Therefore, Nico was not in the wrong. In fact, he had even helped Cedrick out.


    However, Nico could not read Cedrick’s mind, so he continued staring at thetter with wide eyes of


    disbelief.


    Were… his wits beaten out of him, or is he… a masochist? The harder Ms. Gwendolyn beat him up,


    the more he gets off it.


    While Nico was pondering the possibilities, Cedrick was lost in his own thoughts as well.


    When he thought about how soft Gwendolyn had be during their session the night before and how


    she had choked out her pleads, his heart melted, and a smile crept onto his lips.


    Upon noticing the man’s expression, Nico began wondering why Cedrick’s smile was sending chills


    down his spine.


    Cr*p, is he even reminiscing on the moment? Is he really a masochist?


    Nico then scrunched up his brows and started observing his employer.


    Noticing Nico’s stare, Cedrick questioned, “Are you unhappy about the raise?”


    Nico beamed. “Of course, not! I’m over the moon about the raise! Boss, summon me anytime for good


    deals like this in the future. If Ms. Gwendolyn can’t satisfy you, I’m more than happy to serve you with


    my hands. I swear you’ll be contented with my service!”


    Cedrick’s expression turned gloomy at that. “What in the world are you talking about? How can


    Gwenny not satisfy me? Are you actually offering to substitute her in stuff like this? Who do you think I


    am?”


    Realization dawned upon Nico, and he quickly said, “Of course, Boss, of course. Only Gwendolyn can


    be in this position. I know, I know. It’s something exclusive for you two.”


    With a knowing smile on his face, Nico exited from the CEO’s office.


    Cedrick could only watch the other man leave in bewilderment.


    I’ve got no idea what he’s talking about.


    Meanwhile, on Gwendolyn’s side, the interviews in the ward were close to their end.


    “My rtionship with Walter ended the second I jumped off the bridge. I don’t want to dwell on both the


    painful and sweet moments anymore. Once I recover, I’ll preupy myself with work to deliver better


    performances for my fans and the public.”


    The cameras in front of Jennifer shed and clicked.


    Gwendolyn had only allowed a few reporters from the most influentialpanies into Jennifer’s ward


    for the interviews.


    After hearing Jennifer’s speech, the reporters shared a look, thinking, Is she not nning to hold Walter


    ountable for his cheating anymore?


    One of them then asked, “Ms. Weller, you jumped off the bridge because of Mr. Vissers’ affair


    yesterday. I’m sure you must have been devastated. What made you put aside those feelings so


    quickly?”


    Another then queried, “Mr. Vissers apologized to you the night before. It sounds like you’re forgiving


    him for his action. Do you mind telling us who he cheated on you with?”


    Jennifer fell silent for a long while.


    At that, Gwendolyn gave Jennifer’s manager a look.


    The manager and the assistant quickly intervened. “All right, folks. Jennifer has yet to fully recover, and


    it’s about time to wrap up so that she can rest earlier.”


    Nodding, the reporters dispersed.


    Once they were gone, Gwendolyn walked over to Jennifer and asked, “Why didn’t you take the


    opportunity to reveal their wrongdoing and send theizens after them?”


    Jennifer shook her head. “It’s because I know that this will be pointless. I know it’ll be akin to cutting off


    my own nose to spite my face. So what if they’ll be targeted by theizens now? A whileter, they’ll


    thrive in the industry again. Moreover, you can never erase anything from the inte. If I publicize how


    they humiliated me, this will eventually be my dark history. It’ll affect my career, so I might as well


    stay nonchnt about this so that people will feel bad for me instead. At least, I’ll leave a good


    impression on them.”


    Gwendolyn was relieved to hear Jennifer’s words. “You’ve grown a lot after this.”


    Jennifer smiled and held Gwendolyn’s hand,menting, “This is all thanks to you. You’re a friend


    who’s much more important than family and lovers.”


    “Hey, you can’t say that. Your future husband’s going to be jealous of me if he hears this!”


    The two shared a chuckle.


    In the afternoon, Jennifer voiced her desire to be discharged, so Gwendolyn went to get the doctor to


    do a checkup on her.


    All of a sudden, the manager rushed into the ward and said, “Ms. Harris, Jennifer, check your phones


    right away! Lisa’s crying on stream!”