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!

than attend his fiancée’s party, huh? He’s

present, he had no choice but 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 he still doesn’t

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

his cane on the ground and turned his

the ancestral hall to receive his punishment if

a change in Valentino’s countenance. He lowered his head

meantime, Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between the two

Can a hundred whips really kill someone as muscular as Cedrick?

embarrassing for him to go against his

in the

Gwendolyn knew Valentino was keeping quiet

sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway.

“You’ve got such a big heart. I’m sorry you have

okay, Old

made Valentino feel

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

the party officially

had become the center of attention as soon as

gown, her delicate makeup, and her every move made

that night was organized

made a wonderful speech about returning to

upstage to announce her engagement with Cedrick

simplify his speech and skipped the important

and found a table in the corner to enjoy

bad to see her drinking alone. Hence, he walked

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

said nothing and

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

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

letting my parents talk

not necessary, Mr. Ferguson. I don’t want

you really like

down her glass and said solemnly, “I don’t like him, nor will I marry him. Similarly, I only see you as a friend. We’ll never get married. I hope you

totally at a loss

hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to a car that

checked his surroundings before

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

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

Cedrick felt incredibly guilty.