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

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

Gwendolyn was still 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 him he’ll get whipped

hundred whips? Are you being serious,

simply stomped his cane on the ground and turned his head,

know how stubborn Mr. Jenson is. He’ll definitely go to the ancestral hall to receive his punishment if he’s decided to

countenance. He lowered

eyes darted between the two men’s

Can a hundred whips really kill someone as

embarrassing for him to

in the

keeping quiet

a smile, she said gently, “Old Mr. Jenson, this whipping punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway. His mission is more important. Please don’t punish him.

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

Old Mr.

generosity only made

doesn’t show up today, I’ll find a way to let

party officially

center of attention

her every

party that night was organized because of

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

to announce her engagement with Cedrick while

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

and found a

see her drinking alone. Hence, he walked over and sat across from

to get

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 won’t treat you well when you marry him in the

“Mr. Ferguson, no one, apart from

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

Mr. Ferguson. I don’t want that,” rejected

you

said solemnly, “I don’t like him, nor will I marry him. Similarly, I only see you as a friend. We’ll never get married. I hope you can understand

totally at a loss for

o’clock at night. Nico, who had been hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to a car that was parked about two hundred

before getting

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