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.

with the shares would be settled when the

more trouble when she already had

can give you all

kept his head

Gwendolyn pinched his waist hard. “Did you hear what

sharply and furrow his

area, she threw him a warning look as if to say, “Don’t randomly strip

In fact,

explain the matter on

a test result from her bag and said, “I think things will clear up when you see this, Old

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

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

pregnant? And you have not

was unmistakable, and

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

joined in, “You’re incredible, Mr. Cedrick! Old Mr. Jenson, you’ll be getting two

the elders chimed in, “Congratulations, Old Mr. Jenson! You’re so lucky!

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

Valentino on cloud nine. Giving Cedrick an approving look, the old man said, “Seeing

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

warn Valentino, “The shares aren’t given to the children but to Gwendolyn. The Harris residence

he finished, the atmosphere in the ancestral hall

the words “her

only home I have now. What other home do I

hurriedly placed his

current priority was to deal with the matter 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

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

refute if the shares were given to the youngest descendants of

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