Mr. Wright and Mrs. Right by Minerva Sowle

Chapter 223 Nowhere To Hide

Suspicious thoughts raced through Gwendolyn’s mind.

Valentino was still speaking when she snapped out of her thoughts. “Cedrick’s really fallen for you. By the way, you’ve been back for a few days already, right? Have you two met yet? What’s your first impression of him?”

“I haven’t met him yet, Old Mr. Jenson,” answered Gwendolyn.

She then seized the opportunity to continue, “I’ve been sending people to meet him these days, but he’s been avoiding me. So, no. I haven’t met him yet.”

The look on Valentino’s face grew serious. “Did that really happen?”

He then asked Logan to enter and ordered, “Get Cedrick here this instant. What’s he avoiding her for?”

“Yes.”

In the meantime, Gwendolyn kept her smile while chatting and having coffee with Valentino.

Ten minutes later, Logan returned.

“Old Mr. Jenson, Mr. Jenson isn’t coming tonight. He’s on a mission.”

“What kind of mission’s so urgent that he has to bail his fiancée’s party? Ugh. This rascal!”

Valentino stomped his cane on the ground and tried to stop himself from being too harsh with his words. He assured her, “Don’t worry, Gwendolyn. I’m going to bring him here, even if it means kidnaping him.”

Instead of rejecting the suggestion, Gwendolyn smiled obediently. “We’ll follow your lead.”

Valentino cast her an affectionate gaze, but it darkened when he shifted his gaze to Logan.

“Tell that rascal to kneel in the ancestral hall for three whole days until his legs break if he doesn’t show up on time today.”

With that, Logan left.

Ten minutes later, he returned again to report gloomily, “Mr. Jenson says he’ll… carry out his punishment in the ancestral hall once he returns from his mission.”

Hearing that, Valentino lost it!

his fiancée’s party, huh? He’s

choice but to steel himself and increase the severity of the punishment. “The punishment doesn’t scare him, huh? Very well.

hundred whips? Are you being serious,

stomped his cane on the ground and turned his

Jenson, you know how stubborn Mr. Jenson is. He’ll definitely go to the ancestral hall to receive his punishment if he’s decided to not attend. Are we really going to beat him if he goes to the ancestral hall? He’ll be

was a change in Valentino’s countenance. He lowered

meantime, Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between the

I thought. Can a hundred whips really kill someone as muscular as Cedrick? He’s from the

of Gwendolyn. It would be too embarrassing for him to go against his promise,

in the

knew Valentino was keeping quiet and

“Old Mr. Jenson, this whipping punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway. His mission is more important. Please

her hand and sighed. “You’ve got such a big

Old Mr.

only made Valentino feel more

up today, I’ll find a way to let the two of you meet. I’m

the party officially

center of attention as soon as

her delicate makeup, and her every move made her look beautiful beyond

night was

everyone’s gazes and made a wonderful speech about returning to the

upstage to announce her engagement with Cedrick while the crowd

Cedrick did not show up, Marcus decided to simplify his speech and skipped the important parts

the party, Gwendolyn had finished toasting to the guests and found a table in the corner to enjoy some wine

her drinking alone. Hence, he walked

you don’t really want to get engaged with Cedrick, do you?”

and swirled

such an important day and make you put up with everyone’s criticisms alone? He won’t treat you well when you

snorted. “Mr. Ferguson, no one, apart from you,

the crowd. Gwendolyn, I regret not letting my parents talk to him about asking your hand in marriage.

necessary, Mr. Ferguson. I don’t want that,” rejected Gwendolyn without

Do you really like

him. Similarly, I only

paled, totally at a

eleven o’clock at night. Nico, who had been hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to a car that was

surroundings before getting into

waiting

to the threats you made in advance and Mr. Marcus’ skills in handling

Cedrick felt incredibly guilty.