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.

the issue with the shares would be settled when the beating was

he did not want to cause her more trouble when she already

help but get mad at him. She scolded him softly, “I can give you

kept his head hung low in

his waist hard. “Did

pain spread over his skin, causing him to inhale sharply and

them 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

sent a warm feeling into Valentino’s heart. In fact, his tone had become softer when he spoke

how do you plan to explain the matter

and said, “I think things

the whip to the box, Logan quickly took

Valentino put on his reading glasses and pored over the contents. Tears began welling up in his eyes as a look

And you have

unmistakable, and he immediately burst into hearty

felt minutes ago vanished

in, “You’re incredible, Mr. Cedrick! Old Mr. Jenson, you’ll be getting two great-grandchildren in a few

rest of the elders chimed in, “Congratulations, Old Mr. Jenson! You’re so lucky! Soon, you’ll have four generations living under

piped up, “Congratulations, Dad! Twins bring great blessings to the family. Why don’t we just

put Valentino on cloud nine. Giving Cedrick an approving look, the old man said, “Seeing how you’ve brought our family two

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

children but to Gwendolyn. The Harris residence is her home. There’s no telling if

finished, the atmosphere in the ancestral hall grew tense once

up when she heard the words “her

only home I

in her countenance, Cedrick hurriedly placed his arms over her shoulders 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

giving them

could refute if the shares were given to the youngest descendants of the family as

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