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.

all, the issue with the shares would be settled

to cause her more trouble when she already had

him. She scolded him softly, “I can give you all the beating you want if you like getting beaten

his head hung low

response, Gwendolyn pinched his waist hard.

to inhale sharply and furrow his brows. At the

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

In fact, his tone had become softer when

to explain the

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

already returned the whip to the box, Logan quickly took the paper from

reading glasses and pored over the contents. Tears began welling up in his eyes as a look of surprise

you have

excitement in his tone was unmistakable, and he immediately burst

minutes ago vanished

Jenson,

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

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

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

unharmed. Worked up over the mere idea of it, the former rose to his feet and said, “Ms. Harris’ pregnancy is definitely something worth

then proceeded to warn Valentino, “The shares aren’t given to the children but to Gwendolyn. The Harris residence is her home. There’s no telling

atmosphere in the

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

only home I have now. What other

Cedrick hurriedly placed his arms over her

priorities, and her 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 shares I

giving them

one could refute if the shares were given to

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