The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 223

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.

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

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

the ground

go to the ancestral hall to receive his punishment if

in Valentino’s countenance. He lowered his head

the meantime, Gwendolyn’s eyes darted between

isn’t as simple as I thought. Can a hundred whips really kill someone

to go against his promise, but he could

atmosphere in the room grew

moment, Gwendolyn knew Valentino was keeping quiet and

said gently, “Old Mr. Jenson, this whipping punishment sounds really terrifying. It’s just a

her hand and sighed. “You’ve got such a big

Old

only made Valentino feel

today, I’ll find a way to let the two

party officially

had become the center of attention

and her every move made her look

was

and made

to announce her engagement with Cedrick while the

not show up, Marcus decided to simplify his

and found a table in the

alone. Hence, he walked over

to get engaged with Cedrick, do you?”

said nothing and

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

one, apart from

of controlling the crowd. Gwendolyn, I regret not letting my parents talk to him

don’t want that,”

you

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

paled, totally at a

near the

before

waiting in the car for a long time,

to criticize Ms. Gwendolyn thanks to the threats you made in advance

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