We Want Mommy Not You Daddy (Cedar) novel Chapter 188

Chapter 188

I was too overwhelmed to even wonder why he was so focused on

avoiding regrets before turning thirty–two.

“Cedar…” he called my name, his voice deep and resonant.

His voice was like a velvet cello string, the way he said my name

plucking directly at my heartstrings. The palpitations grew stronger.

I felt I might die right there, enveloped in that voice…

“Cedar, I…” Ridley began, his deep voice barely forming the words.

Suddenly, I felt his body stiffen.

He abruptly released me and strode toward the bathroom, shutting

the door behind him.

I clutched my chest, gulping air, still processing what had happened.

From behind the door came the faint sound of coughing,

What exactly was Ridley trying to do?

I stared blankly at the closed bathroom door, my pulse thundering in

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my ears, every nerve ending on fire.

I couldn’t stay. I had no idea how to face him when he emerged

So I fled.

Charles was dozing in the car when I burst outside. The elderly

gentleman hurried to meet me. “Miss Wright, where are you going?”

I glanced back at the door, terrified Ridley might follow. Swallowing

the cold night air, I whispered, “Charles, could you please drive me

home now? I need to leave.”

Charles seemed reluctant but drove me home anyway.

Back at the apartment, I went through my nighttime routine on

autopilot. Even after a hot shower, sleep wouldn’t come.

Was he… actually flirting with me? The thought made my cheeks

burn. Tonight felt like I was seeing a completely different side of him

-not the composed, untouchable CEO I worked for every day, but

someone vulnerable, almost… tender?

But that’s crazy, right? Why would someone like Ridley Sterling be

interested in me? He could have anyone who actually belonged in his

world.

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Yet the way he looked at me, the way his voice dropped when he said

my name… it felt so real, so intentional. Was he really about to say

what I thought he was going to say?

I tossed and turned for hours, my mind replaying every moment with

Ridley until exhaustion finally pulled me under.

But all night, my dreams were filled with Ridley’s face, giving me no

escape.

When I woke the next morning, his image still lingered before my

eyes.

I splashed cold water on my face and firmly patted my cheeks, trying

to snap myself back to reality.

“Stop daydreaming, Cedar Wright! You and Ridley Sterling?

Impossible!” I scolded my reflection in the mirror.

Just as I’d finally composed myself and was preparing to make

breakfast, my phone vibrated in my bag. Emma Pierce was calling.

“Cedar! We’re heading to the venue to set up now. Get over here!”

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My heart sank. I still had no idea how to face Ridley again. I couldn’t

possibly go to his birthday party.

“I–I didn’t sleep well last night and I’m not feeling great, so I can’t

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