The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 223

Chapter 223 Nowhere To Hide

Suspicious thoughts raced through Gwendolyn’s mind.

Valentino was still speaking when she snapped out of her thoughts. “Cedrick’s really fallen for you. By the way, you’ve been back for a few days already, right? Have you two met yet? What’s your first impression of him?”

“I haven’t met him yet, Old Mr. Jenson,” answered Gwendolyn.

She then seized the opportunity to continue, “I’ve been sending people to meet him these days, but he’s been avoiding me. So, no. I haven’t met him yet.”

The look on Valentino’s face grew serious. “Did that really happen?”

He then asked Logan to enter and ordered, “Get Cedrick here this instant. What’s he avoiding her for?”

“Yes.”

In the meantime, Gwendolyn kept her smile while chatting and having coffee with Valentino.

Ten minutes later, Logan returned.

“Old Mr. Jenson, Mr. Jenson isn’t coming tonight. He’s on a mission.”

“What kind of mission’s so urgent that he has to bail his fiancée’s party? Ugh. This rascal!”

Valentino stomped his cane on the ground and tried to stop himself from being too harsh with his words. He assured her, “Don’t worry, Gwendolyn. I’m going to bring him here, even if it means kidnaping him.”

Instead of rejecting the suggestion, Gwendolyn smiled obediently. “We’ll follow your lead.”

Valentino cast her an affectionate gaze, but it darkened when he shifted his gaze to Logan.

“Tell that rascal to kneel in the ancestral hall for three whole days until his legs break if he doesn’t show up on time today.”

With that, Logan left.

Ten minutes later, he returned again to report gloomily, “Mr. Jenson says he’ll… carry out his punishment in the ancestral hall once he returns from his mission.”

Valentino

get punished than attend his fiancée’s party, huh? He’s dead

no choice but to steel himself and increase the severity of the punishment. “The punishment doesn’t scare him, huh?

Are you being serious, Old

cane on the ground and turned his head, snorting

hall to receive his punishment if he’s decided to not attend. Are we really going to beat him if he

countenance. He lowered his head and

Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between the two men’s

family’s whipping punishment isn’t as simple as I thought. Can a

said that in front of Gwendolyn. It would be too embarrassing for him to go against his promise, but he could not bring himself to beat Cedrick to

in the

that moment, Gwendolyn knew Valentino was keeping quiet and waiting

punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway. His mission

hand and sighed. “You’ve got such a big heart. I’m sorry you have

okay, Old Mr.

generosity only made Valentino feel

to let the two of

party officially

the center of attention as

and her every move made her look beautiful

was organized because

everyone’s gazes and made a wonderful speech about returning to

announce her engagement with

up, Marcus decided to simplify his speech and skipped the important parts to distract

finished toasting to the guests and found a table in the corner to

drinking alone. Hence, he walked over and

don’t really want to get engaged with Cedrick, do you?” he

said nothing and swirled her glass

Sherman continued, “It’s ridiculous. How could he be absent on such an important day and make you put up with everyone’s criticisms alone? He

apart from

I regret not letting my parents talk to him about asking your hand in marriage. But I’m willing to fight

I don’t

Do you really

don’t like him, nor will I marry him. Similarly, I only

totally at a loss for

had been hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to a car that was parked about two

surroundings before

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