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.

when Xander protested, “Impossible! There’s

Cedrick ordered coldly, “Do not give him anything for

“Understood, Mr. Jenson.”

down his cheeks. “F*ck you, Cedrick!

yelped in pain the moment the doctor used an alcohol swab

settle this privately, then we will do so

punish him with

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

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

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

he was in a daze, so he didn’t even hear what

he now has a gunshot wound as well. I doubt he can even withstand thirty lashes of the whip, let

Jenson Group’s shares. Had I not arrived in time, Cedrick would really have

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

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

to say in response to

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

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

discipline that he had when he was younger. All he wanted at that age was to watch his

at fault, Valentino could not bring himself to watch

shifted his

he

your grandson suffer, Grandpa.

lit up when he heard that. “You truly are a

We can go with a middle ground between 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

That means Xander will have to suffer

“Cedrick, you—”

an adult, Grandpa. 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

the most Cedrick was willing