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.

“Impossible! There’s no way

Cedrick ordered coldly, “Do not

“Understood, Mr. Jenson.”

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

yelped in pain the moment the doctor used an

continued, “If we settle this privately, then

rules and punish him with the

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

lashes of the whip? Have you forgotten what Xander 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

hands out and pretended to do a little calculation in her head before continuing. “So, that makes a total of sixty lashes of the whip. We will

due to the lack of anesthesia that he was in a daze, so he didn’t even hear

begin with, and he now has a gunshot wound as well. I doubt he can even withstand thirty lashes of the whip, let alone sixty! Are you trying to get him

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,

quite some time before replying, “These are two

they are indeed different. What Xander did is far worse than what Cedrick did, bu

say in response to

in a high–security prison. If we settle this privately, he will be whipped sixty times in the ancestral hall Either way, Xander will be done

Xander will most likely end up dead if we go with either option! Are you really going to sit by and watch your grandson

the sharpness and discipline that he had when he was younger.

was indeed at fault, Valentino could not bring himself to watch him

shifted his gaze

he was

grandson suffer, Grandpa. I am willing to

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

the two proposed solutions. We give Xander thirty lashes of the whip after he has mostly recovered from his injury and send him to prison for five years

will have to suffer

“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 won’t die.”

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