The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

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!

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

Gwendolyn was still 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

“One hundred whips? Are you being

on the ground and turned his head,

his punishment if he’s decided to not attend.

change in Valentino’s countenance. He lowered his head

the meantime, Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between the

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

said that in front of Gwendolyn. It would be too embarrassing for him to go against his promise, but he

atmosphere in the

that moment, Gwendolyn knew Valentino was keeping quiet and waiting for her to

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

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

Old Mr.

generosity only made Valentino feel more

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

party

center of attention as soon

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

night was organized because of

and made a wonderful speech about returning to the

went upstage to announce her engagement with Cedrick while the crowd

decided to simplify his speech and

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

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

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

and swirled

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

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 to be

don’t want that,”

Do you really like

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

at a loss

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

before getting into

could even make himself comfortable, the man, who had been waiting in the car for a long

one dared to criticize Ms. Gwendolyn thanks to the threats you made in advance and Mr.