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.”

that, Valentino

party, huh? He’s dead set on going

choice but to steel himself and increase the severity of the punishment. “The punishment doesn’t scare him, huh? Very well. Tell him he’ll get whipped a hundred times if

fell. “One hundred whips? Are you being

stomped his cane on the ground

the ancestral hall to receive his punishment if he’s decided to not attend. Are we really going to beat him if he goes to the ancestral hall? He’ll

Valentino’s countenance. He lowered

eyes darted between

as simple as I thought. Can a hundred whips really kill someone as muscular as Cedrick? He’s from the

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 death as

the room

knew Valentino was keeping

“Old Mr. Jenson, this whipping punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway.

“You’ve got such a big heart. I’m sorry you have to

Old

made Valentino feel more

to let the two of you meet. I’m going to make

the party

of attention as soon as

makeup, and her every move made her look

night was organized because of

walked up the stage under everyone’s gazes and made a wonderful speech about returning to the

finished speaking, Marcus went upstage to announce her engagement with Cedrick

Cedrick did not show up, Marcus decided to simplify his speech and skipped the

through the party, Gwendolyn had finished toasting to the guests and found a table in

felt bad to see her drinking alone. Hence, he walked over and

you don’t really want to get engaged with

nothing and swirled

How could he be absent on such an important day and make you put up with everyone’s criticisms alone? He won’t treat you

apart from you, is criticizing

not letting my parents talk to him about asking your hand in marriage. But I’m willing to fight against the Jenson family if you’re willing to

don’t want that,”

Do you really

marry him. Similarly, I only see

totally at

had been hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to

his surroundings before getting into

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