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.

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

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

on the ground and turned

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

was a change in Valentino’s countenance. He

Gwendolyn’s eyes darted

like the Jenson family’s whipping punishment isn’t as simple as I thought. Can a hundred whips really kill someone as muscular as Cedrick?

to go against his promise, but he

the room

was keeping quiet and waiting for

really terrifying. It’s just a party,

patted her hand and sighed. “You’ve got such a big heart. I’m sorry you

okay, Old

only made Valentino feel more

I’ll find a way to let the

the party officially

had become the center of attention as soon

makeup, and her every move made

was

everyone’s gazes and made a wonderful speech about returning to the Harris

Marcus went upstage to announce her engagement with Cedrick while

Marcus decided to simplify his

had finished toasting to the guests and found a table in the corner to enjoy some

felt bad to see her drinking alone. Hence, he

to get engaged with Cedrick, do

and swirled her

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 won’t treat you well

“Mr. Ferguson, no one, apart

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

Ferguson. I don’t want that,” rejected

you really like

down her glass and said solemnly, “I don’t like him, nor will I marry him. Similarly,

paled, totally at a loss for

hiding near the Harris residence, rushed to a car that was parked about two hundred meters

checked his surroundings before getting into

been waiting in the car for a long time, asked,

to criticize Ms. Gwendolyn thanks to the