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

punished than attend his fiancée’s party,

present, he had no choice but to steel himself and increase the severity of the punishment. “The punishment doesn’t scare him, huh? Very well. Tell

whips? Are

cane on the ground and turned

message to Cedrick. “Old Mr. Jenson, you know how stubborn Mr. Jenson is. He’ll definitely go to 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

countenance. He lowered his head

Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between

isn’t as simple as I thought. Can a hundred whips really kill someone as muscular as Cedrick?

It would be too embarrassing for him to go against his promise, but he could not bring himself to beat Cedrick to

in the room

was keeping

Mr. Jenson, this whipping punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway. His mission is more important. Please don’t punish him. It’s okay if Mr. Jenson doesn’t

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

Old

made

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

party officially

center of attention as soon as she

delicate makeup, and her every move made her

was organized

made a

speaking, Marcus went upstage to announce her

his speech

guests and found a table in the corner to enjoy

felt bad to see her drinking alone. Hence, he

don’t really want to get engaged

nothing and

absent on such an important day and make you put

“Mr. Ferguson, no one, apart from you, is

said, “That’s because Mr. Harris is doing a great job of controlling the crowd. Gwendolyn, I regret not letting my parents talk to him about asking your hand in marriage. But I’m willing to fight against the Jenson

I don’t want that,” rejected

Do you really

marry him. Similarly,

paled, totally at a loss for

Harris family’s party ended at eleven o’clock at night. Nico, who had been hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to a car that was

surroundings before getting

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