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?

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

hundred whips? Are

his cane on the ground and

pass the message to Cedrick. “Old Mr. Jenson, you know how stubborn Mr. Jenson is. He’ll definitely go to the ancestral hall to receive his punishment if

a change in Valentino’s countenance.

Gwendolyn’s eyes darted

family’s whipping punishment isn’t as simple as I thought. Can a hundred

of Gwendolyn. It would be too embarrassing for him to go against his promise, but he could not bring

in the

keeping quiet

Mr. Jenson, this whipping punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a party, anyway. His mission is more important. Please don’t punish him. It’s okay

got such a

Old

generosity only made Valentino

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

the party officially

become the center of attention as soon as she

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

party that night was organized because of

walked up the stage under everyone’s gazes and made a

to announce her engagement with Cedrick while

simplify his speech and skipped the important parts to distract

finished toasting to the guests and found a table in the

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

want to get engaged with Cedrick, do you?” he

and swirled

continued, “It’s ridiculous. How could he be absent on such an important day and make you put up with everyone’s criticisms alone? He

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

gloomy, Sherman said, “That’s because Mr. Harris is 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 if you’re willing

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

Do you really

don’t like him, nor will I marry him. Similarly, I only see you as a friend. We’ll

paled, totally at a

family’s party ended at eleven o’clock at night. Nico, who had been hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to a

his surroundings before getting into the

had been waiting in the car for a long time, asked, “How

to criticize Ms. Gwendolyn thanks to the threats you made in advance and Mr. Marcus’

Cedrick felt incredibly guilty.