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 lost

get punished than attend his fiancée’s party, huh? He’s dead set on going against

but to steel himself and increase the severity of the punishment. “The punishment doesn’t scare him, huh? Very well.

hundred whips? Are you

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

Mr. Jenson is. He’ll definitely go to the ancestral hall to receive his

in Valentino’s countenance. He

Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between

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

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

atmosphere in the room grew

that moment, Gwendolyn knew Valentino was keeping quiet and waiting for her

whipping punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway. His mission is more important. Please

a big heart. I’m sorry you

okay, Old

made

up today, I’ll find a way to let the two of you meet. I’m going to make him apologize to

the party

become the center of attention as soon

delicate makeup, and her every move made her look beautiful

was

up the stage under everyone’s gazes and made

to announce her engagement with Cedrick while the

up, Marcus decided to simplify his speech and skipped

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

to see her drinking alone. Hence, he walked over

really want to get engaged

nothing and swirled

be absent on such an important day and make you

no one, apart from you, is criticizing me

doing a great job of controlling the crowd. Gwendolyn, I regret not letting my parents talk to him about asking your

don’t want that,” rejected Gwendolyn

Do you really

I marry him. Similarly, I only see you as a friend. We’ll never get married.

paled, totally at a

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

checked his surroundings before getting into the

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