The Ex and Her Riches

Standing by the door was Gwendolyn. She wore a gentle smile in spite of the fact that her chest rose and fell continuously—obvious signs she came over in a hurry.

Her sudden appearance stunned Valentino, but he said nothing in response.

David, on the other hand, immediately came to his senses and approached his father, pleading, “Dad, Ms. Harris is involved in this. Why don’t we hear her out? Maybe there’s more to this.”

Gwendolyn’s eyes crinkled in a sweet way, making an expression that many elders would find endearing.

After exchanging glances with her, Valentino agreed to stay.

Meanwhile, Cedrick, who was still kneeling in the middle of the ancestral hall, was uncertain whether he could survive the punishment.

He was focused on preparing himself for the excruciating pain his back would receive, so much so that he did not hear Gwendolyn’s voice at the door.

To his surprise, what fell on him after a long while were the shirt and coat he had removed earlier instead of the vicious whip.

A woman’s slender yet warm fingers could then be seen pulling the clothing tightly over his shoulders and covering his honey-colored muscular body.

Snapping out of his daze, Cedrick looked up and turned around to meet Gwendolyn’s starry gaze that was filled with displeasure.

“Why are you here?”

Swallowing her frustration, she helped him up and questioned, “Were you going to keep me in the dark like what you did in Fairlake if I didn’t show up?”

Cedrick hung his head in guilt, not knowing how to explain his intentions.

He just did not want her to worry.

issue with the shares would be

to cause her more trouble when she already had enough on her

could not help but get mad at him. She scolded him softly, “I can give you all the beating you want if you like getting

his head hung

of response, Gwendolyn pinched his waist hard. “Did you hear

pain spread over his skin, causing him to inhale sharply and furrow his brows. At

on,” urged Gwendolyn. As she massaged the affected area, she threw him a warning look as if to say, “Don’t randomly strip yourself naked. Do you

a warm feeling into Valentino’s heart. In fact, his tone had

do you plan to explain the matter on Ced’s

Gwendolyn fished out a test result from her bag and said, “I think things

to the box, Logan quickly took the paper from Gwendolyn and handed it

the contents. Tears began welling up in his eyes as

pregnant? And you have

his tone was unmistakable, and he immediately

vanished the moment he learned about his great-grandchildren’s

Mr. Jenson, you’ll be getting two

Jenson! You’re so

blessings to the family. Why

Cedrick an approving look, the old man said, “Seeing how you’ve brought our

cut in. He refused to see Cedrick walk out of the ancestral hall unharmed. Worked up over the mere idea of it, the former rose to his feet and said, “Ms. Harris’ pregnancy is definitely something worth celebrating, but that’s a completely different matter. If Cedrick gives her Jenson Group’s shares because she’s pregnant, who knows what he’ll do when the twins are born? Will he

Valentino, “The shares aren’t given to the children but to Gwendolyn. The Harris residence is her home. There’s no telling if she’ll give them to her family in the

in the ancestral hall grew tense

she heard the words “her home.” For some reason, they sounded

Villa is the only home I have now. What other

placed his

at hand. Putting away her complicated emotions, she turned to Valentino and explained somberly, “Old Mr. Jenson, I’m actually here to talk about the shares. It is true that Ceddy gave them to me. Although he wouldn’t take them back, I have the right to determine their distribution. So, I’m planning to come up with an agreement. All the shares I have in Jenson Group will be distributed equally to my twins once they’re

the twins would bear the Jensons’ surname. By giving them the shares, the shares would still belong to

given to the youngest descendants