Cedrick’s lips curved into a smile as he immediately saw through her trick. “Zendy, why are you so attentive to me today? Did you do something wrong?”
“Well…” Zendaya waved her little hands, looking guilty.
Cedrick put on a stern expression and reminded her softly, “I love punishing children who lie, so think carefully before deciding whether to tell me the truth.”
Zendaya pursed her lips, looking dejected. “Daddy, does that mean you know everything?”
Cedrick nodded and gave her an amused look. “You screwed up the meeting between your Uncle Charles and the daughter of the Cloud family. You also called him Daddy and said your mommy is pretty, gentle, elegant, and rich. Is that right?”
Zendaya quickly grasped the main point. “Don’t you think Mommy is pretty and gentle? I’m just stating the truth. Daddy, dare you say Mommy isn’t beautiful?”
Cedrick wasn’t going to fall for her trick.
“Your mommy is the most perfect woman to me, but you call someone else your daddy outside. Whose wife do you think your mommy is?”
As he spoke, his voice grew colder, and a stern expression formed on his face.
“Um…”
Zendaya bit her lip, her hands resting uneasily behind her back.
Daddy looks horrifying when he’s angry!
Zendaya dared not meet his gaze and looked away.
What did Uncle Charles tell me when we were eating in the private room again? How should I respond to Daddy?
Zendaya had already forgotten everything as she was flustered.
Oh, no. I’m going to get spanked!
As she racked her brains, she asked softly, “Daddy, are you going to spank me?”
Cedrick threw the question back to her. “Zendy, you did not behave yourself. Do you deserve to get spanked?”
Zendaya shook her head and replied feebly, “Daddy, I’m still little, and I don’t support using violence as a form of discipline.”
Cedrick sat at the edge of the bed and rolled up his sleeves.
He gestured for Zendaya to come over and said, “This has happened too many times. I’ve told you more than five times not to call someone else Daddy, but you still failed to remember it. I need to teach you a lesson so you won’t forget. Come here and lie on your front.”
Cedrick had been all talk and no action when it came to punishing Zendaya regarding this matter previously. Despite putting on a fierce front, he only patted her twice as a warning.
Alas, Zendaya was too naughty and didn’t take his warning to heart.
Gwendolyn was his wife, and that was his bottom line and prerogative.
Besides, the person Zendaya called Daddy was his previous love rival. That was unacceptable.
The more he thought about it, the more furious he became. Cedrick ordered sternly, “Hurry up. If you insist on making me pin you down, I’ll take off your pants and spank you.”
Zendaya retreated in fear. “I’m already five years old! You can’t take off my pants!”
As there seemed to be no room for negotiation, Zendaya whirled around and pounced on Benedict. She hugged his little legs as though he was her last hope.
“Help me, Benny! I don’t want to get hit. If I die, you will lose a smart, adorable, and sweet little sister!”
She blinked innocently at Benedict and wailed out loud.
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