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.

sigh. I’ll plan it all over again soon. For now, I don’t even want

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

“Yes, Ms. Gwendolyn.”

followed in her wake as she

they turned the corner, they did not notice the young man in a blue suit studying her through

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

so, Mr. Jenson,” the bodyguard replied after taking a

to be in a good mood. Find out

“Yes, Mr. Jenson.”

left noiselessly and returned ten minutes later. “She’s here to back out of her engagement, Mr. Jenson,” he reported upon reappearing at Xander’s side, “but Old Mr. Jenson

of

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

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

goes on in Cedrick’s head, do you?

you mean,

“I heard it involves a gunfight. What do you think will happen if he finds

his meaning at once. “Don’t worry, Mr. Jenson. I will make

…

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

the next two days, I’ll bring over the more important artists from Angle, pick a date, and

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

workday when a scuffle sounded outside the corridor. It

documents down, she was prepared to go outside for a look when the office door suddenly flew open. Nico came in with his eyes red, and hands covered in

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

“How dare you assault my people in

bowed his 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

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

her voice. “What’s