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!

punished than attend his fiancée’s party, huh? He’s dead set on

increase the severity of the punishment. “The punishment doesn’t scare him, huh? Very well. Tell him he’ll get whipped

face fell. “One hundred whips? Are you being serious,

his cane on the ground and turned his head, snorting

know how stubborn Mr. Jenson is. He’ll definitely go to the ancestral hall to receive his punishment if he’s decided

countenance. He lowered

the meantime, Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between the two

punishment isn’t as simple as I thought. Can a hundred whips really kill someone as

front of Gwendolyn. It would be too embarrassing for him to go against

atmosphere in the room grew

knew Valentino was keeping quiet and waiting for her

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

Valentino patted her hand and sighed. “You’ve got such a big heart. I’m sorry you

Old

her generosity only made Valentino feel

a way to let the two of you meet. I’m going to

party officially

had become the center of attention

gown, her delicate makeup, and her every move made her look

party that night was organized because of

and made a wonderful speech about returning to the

to announce her engagement with Cedrick while the crowd

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

finished toasting to the guests and found a table in the corner to

alone. Hence,

you don’t really want to get engaged

said nothing and swirled her glass

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

no one, apart from you, is criticizing me

doing a great job of controlling the crowd. Gwendolyn, I regret not letting my parents talk to him about asking your hand in marriage. But I’m willing to fight against the Jenson family

Ferguson. I don’t

Do you

Similarly, I only see you as a friend. We’ll never get married.

paled, totally at

night. Nico, who had been hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to a car that was parked

checked his surroundings before getting into the

make himself comfortable, the man, who had been waiting in the car for

Ms. Gwendolyn thanks to the threats you made in advance and

Cedrick felt incredibly guilty.