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.

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

“One hundred whips? Are you being

the ground and turned his head, snorting

Cedrick. “Old Mr. Jenson, you know how stubborn Mr. Jenson is. He’ll definitely go to the ancestral hall to receive his punishment if he’s decided to not

in Valentino’s countenance. He

eyes darted between the

thought. Can a hundred whips really kill

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

atmosphere in the room

knew Valentino was keeping quiet and waiting

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

got such a big heart.

Old

made

way to let the two of you meet. I’m going to make him apologize to

the party

center of attention as soon as she

makeup, and her every move made her

night was organized

under everyone’s gazes and made a wonderful speech

finished speaking, Marcus went upstage to announce her engagement with Cedrick

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

the guests and found a table in the corner to enjoy some wine

drinking alone. Hence, he walked over and

to get engaged with Cedrick, do

said nothing and swirled her glass

that, Sherman continued, “It’s ridiculous. How could he be absent on such an important day and make you put up

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

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

Mr. Ferguson. I don’t want

Do you

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

at a loss for

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

before getting

himself comfortable, the man, who had been waiting in

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