The Ex and Her Riches

The atmosphere in the master bedroom grew tense after Gwendolyn said that

“That’s not true! I did not team up with anyone to hurt Cedrick! He’s trying to set me up, Grandpa!” Xander protested stubbornly.

Valentino weakly leaned against the headrest and stared at the facial expressions of those around him.

Having dominated the military and the corporate world during his younger days, Valentino could tell that something was amiss even though his brain worked a little slower due to his illness.

The fact that Gwendolyn said that means she’s involved, so this incident has affected the Harris family as well. Therefore, this is no longer a private affair within the Jenson family.

He turned toward Gwendolyn after a prolonged moment of silence and asked, “If what you said is true, how do you plan on handling this?”

“That depends on whether you plan to resolve this privately or publicly, Grandpa,” Gwendolyn replied with a gentle smile.

Xander’s eyes lit up the moment he heard that.

What? We can resolve this privately? So, Gwendolyn is here to help us out, huh?

His face grew increasingly pale from the pain as he had been kneeling with an injured leg.

Yael quickly stepped forward to hold him steady when he noticed that.

As the Jenson family’s medical corps happened to be present, they were able to help bandage his wound.

After obtaining permission from Valentino, Yael helped Xander over to a chair on the side.

Meanwhile, the discussion continued on at the bedside.

“What does each method entail?” Valentino asked.

“If we handle it publicly, we will let the legal justice system decide on Xander’s punishment according to the evidence that Nico has gathered. Xander pointed a gun at the chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and tried to kill him, so you can imagine how severe the consequences would be. He will most likely end up in a high–security prison.

had barely left Gwendolyn’s mouth when Xander protested, “Impossible! There’s no way I’d ever go to

that Xander still had the audacity to speak. Cedrick ordered coldly, “Do not give him anything for the pain. I want him to learn a

“Understood, Mr. Jenson.”

as a sheet as sweat poured down his cheeks. “F*ck you, Cedrick! Do

pain the moment the doctor used an alcohol swab

and continued, “If we settle this privately,

and punish him with

of the whip, then! I’m sure he won’t dare

should be worth thirty lashes of the whip. He got me detained by the police because of

“So, that makes a total of sixty lashes of the whip. We will consider this

much due to the lack of anesthesia that he was in a daze, so

he can even withstand thirty lashes of the whip, let alone sixty! Are you trying to get

me his money and Jenson Group’s shares. Had I not arrived in time, Cedrick

time before replying, “These are two very

What Xander did is far worse than what Cedrick did, bu double his punishment or anything. I am simply going

nothing to say in response

at least ten years in a high–security prison. If we settle this privately, he will be whipped sixty times in the ancestral

as he said, “Well? Say something. Dad! Xander will most likely end

had gotten old, he lacked the sharpness and discipline that he had when he was younger. All he wanted at that age was to watch his descendants live

indeed at fault, Valentino could not bring himself to watch

giving it some thought, Valentino shifted his gaze toward

what he was

know how much it pains you to watch your grandson suffer, Grandpa.

when he heard that. “You truly are a good man, Cedrick! So,

Xander thirty lashes of the whip after he has mostly recovered from his injury and send him to prison for five years after that. This will allow him to be punished without dying in

That means Xander will have to suffer both

“Cedrick, you—”

He needs to take responsibility for his actions. This will ensure that neither punishment is too severe. I will also inform the person whipping him to go a little easier on him so he

most Cedrick