The Ex and Her Riches

Gwendolyn’s gaze remained determined. “Yes, Old Mr. Jenson. I think Mr. Cedrick and I aren’t a good match for each other. If we could, I’d like to… be friends.”

Valentino was surprised by her decision. “Did he mistreat you, Gwendolyn? Tell me, and I’ll take care of him!”

“No, he wouldn’t dare do that. I just…”

Fifteen minutes later, Gwendolyn emerged, grim-faced, from Valentino’s villa. William was waiting for her at the entrance.

Upon her appearance, he hurried forward. “How did it go, Ms. Gwendolyn? Did Old Mr. Jenson agree?”

Gwendolyn gazed down glumly and shook her head.

Valentino had walked her through the pros and cons. Her engagement with Cedrick was not an ordinary affair, as it concerned many other people as well. In fact, Cedrick had publicized their wedding to also be a business alliance.

If the engagement were to be broken off two days after the reception, Harris Group and Jenson Group would face massive financial losses and negative publicity online.

Needless to say, the repercussions would be huge.

Furthermore, Valentino no longer got involved with the Jenson family’s major affairs. As Cedrick was the new head of the family, she would have to discuss the matter with him.

Knowing him, he would not consent to it even if she pointed a gun at his head.

Gwendolyn was furious, yet she could not think of anything else.

Cedrick has me trapped well and proper this time!

She could finally understand why Treyton and Eloise had been engaged for two years, yet they remained together even though they truly despised her. For the children of a rich family, in particular, an engagement built on a business alliance was not easy to call off.

Forget it.

a long sigh. I’ll plan it all over again soon. For now, I

entertain Cedrick, his bodyguards, or his subordinates if

“Yes, Ms. Gwendolyn.”

he followed in her wake as she

residence in a single file. When they turned the corner, they did not notice the young man in a blue suit studying her through his

the heiress of the Harris family who’s engaged to

Mr. Jenson,” the bodyguard replied after taking a

to be in a good mood. Find

“Yes, Mr. Jenson.”

of her engagement, Mr. Jenson,” he reported upon reappearing at Xander’s side, “but

out of

was the one who wanted to get married. Apparently, she does not feel the

Cedrick did not attend her party,” the bodyguard added.

goes on in Cedrick’s head, do you? We’ll find out after a

you mean,

is out on a mission,” he said loftily. “I heard it involves a gunfight. What do you think

meaning at once. “Don’t worry, Mr. Jenson. I will make sure the news reaches

…

engagement remained unresolved, Gwendolyn set that

it is almost complete. Over the next two days, I’ll bring over the more important artists from Angle, pick a date, and we

computer, she worked the entire day, going over the case

at work until the end of the workday when a scuffle sounded outside the corridor. It was so loud that

go outside for a look when the office door suddenly flew open. Nico came in with his eyes

glanced outside and found Ezra and Quinton on the ground, clutching their shins and grimacing

to glare at him. “How dare you assault my

sorry, Ms. Gwendolyn. I have sent half a dozen people to look for you but they had been rebuffed by those two, so I was forced to come myself and barge in through drastic measures. Don’t worry, though. The blood on me is

I would not see Cedrick’s people. It must be

lowered her voice. “What’s the emergency? What