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

punished than attend his fiancée’s party, huh?

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

Are you being

the

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 be dead if

change in Valentino’s countenance. He lowered his head and

Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between the two men’s

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

of Gwendolyn. It would be too embarrassing for him to go against his promise, but he could not bring

the

keeping quiet and waiting for her

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

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

Old

made Valentino feel

worry, Gwendolyn. Even if he doesn’t show up today, I’ll find a way to let the two

the party

the center of

her delicate makeup, and her every move

party that night was organized

gazes and made a wonderful speech about returning to the

to announce her engagement

show up, Marcus decided to simplify his speech and skipped

toasting to the guests and found a table in

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

you don’t really want to get engaged with Cedrick,

said nothing and swirled her glass

you put up with

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

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.

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

Do you really like

Similarly, I only see you as a

totally at

at night. Nico, who had been hiding near the Harris residence, rushed

checked his surroundings before getting

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