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.

it all over again soon. For now, I don’t

will not entertain Cedrick, his bodyguards, or his subordinates if they come to see

“Yes, Ms. Gwendolyn.”

followed in her wake as

the Jensons’ majestic residence in a single file. When they turned the corner, they did not notice the young man in

his eyes and adjusted his glasses with nonchalant elegance. “Is that the heiress of the Harris family who’s engaged to

Mr. Jenson,” the bodyguard replied after taking a

not seem to be in a good mood. Find out what she’s

“Yes, Mr. Jenson.”

“She’s here to back out of her engagement, Mr. Jenson,” he

of

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

Cedrick did not attend her party,” the bodyguard added. “It appears that

sneered. “You think you know what goes on in Cedrick’s head, do you? We’ll

do you mean,

gave an enigmatic smile. “Cedrick is out on a mission,” he said loftily. “I heard it involves a gunfight. What do you think will happen if he

will make sure the

…

matter of calling off the engagement remained unresolved, Gwendolyn set that notion aside and went to

next two days, I’ll bring over the more

desk before her computer, she worked the entire day, going over the case file of every artist the company had signed in her

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

the office door suddenly

glanced outside and found Ezra and Quinton on the

dare you

head, looking sincerely apologetic. “I’m 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 not theirs.

see Cedrick’s people. It must be something serious

lowered her voice. “What’s