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!

get punished than attend his fiancée’s party, huh? He’s dead set on going against my

to steel himself and increase the severity of the punishment. “The punishment doesn’t scare him, huh? Very well. Tell him he’ll get whipped a hundred times if

whips? Are you being

simply stomped his cane on the ground and turned his head,

receive his punishment if he’s decided to not attend. Are we really going

countenance. He lowered his head and

the meantime, Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between the

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

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

the room

knew Valentino was keeping quiet and

punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway. His mission is more important. Please don’t

a big heart. I’m sorry you have to

Old Mr.

only made

if he doesn’t show up today, I’ll find a way to let the two of you meet. I’m

the party

of attention as

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

night was organized because of

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

announce her engagement

simplify his speech and skipped the important parts to

finished toasting to the guests and found a table in the

felt bad to see her drinking alone. Hence, he walked over and sat

want to get engaged with Cedrick, do

said nothing and

an important day and make you put up with

no one, apart

a great job of controlling the crowd. Gwendolyn, I regret not letting my parents talk to him about asking your hand in marriage. But

Ferguson. I don’t want

you

nor will I marry him. Similarly, I only see you as a friend. We’ll never get married. I hope you

paled, totally at a loss

near the Harris

before getting into the

himself comfortable, the man, who had been waiting in the car for a long time, asked, “How did it

the threats you made in advance and

Cedrick felt incredibly guilty.