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.

mouth when Xander protested, “Impossible! There’s no way I’d ever

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

“Understood, Mr. Jenson.”

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

the moment the doctor

and continued, “If we settle this privately, then

rules and punish him with

of the whip, then! I’m sure he won’t dare do something like this again!” Yael

tried to do to Grandpa, Uncle Yael? That alone should be worth thirty lashes of the whip. He got me detained by the police because of this, so that’s an additional ten lashes, Lastly, he had the audacity to pull a gun on the head of the family, so that’s another twenty

pretended to do a little calculation in her head before continuing. “So, that makes a total

much due to the lack of anesthesia that he

I doubt he can even withstand thirty

lashes of the whip for handing me his money and Jenson Group’s shares. Had I not arrived in time, Cedrick would really have been put through that inhumane punishment. Does that mean you were trying to have him killed, Uncle Yael?”

fell silent for quite some time before replying, “These are two very different

Cedrick did, bu double his punishment or anything. I am

nothing to say in response to

publicly, Xander will be sentenced to at least ten years in a high–security prison. If we settle

mind, Yael shifted his gaze back toward Valentino as he said, “Well? Say something. Dad! Xander will most likely end up dead if we

he was younger. All he wanted at that age was to watch his descendants live happy

was indeed at fault, Valentino could not bring

it some thought, Valentino shifted his gaze toward Cedrick

he was

grandson

when he heard that. “You truly

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 the process. That is as

That means Xander will have

“Cedrick, you—”

I will also inform the person whipping him to go a little easier on him so he won’t die.” Cedrick added

knew that was the most