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.

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

fell. “One hundred whips? Are

on the

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 attend. Are we really going to beat him

countenance.

eyes darted between

Can a

that in front of Gwendolyn. It would be too embarrassing for him to go against

the room grew

Gwendolyn knew Valentino was keeping

a party, anyway. His mission is more important. Please don’t punish him. It’s okay if Mr. Jenson

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

Old

her generosity only made

I’ll find a way to let the two of

the party officially

center of attention as

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

night was organized

under everyone’s gazes and made a

speaking, Marcus went upstage to announce

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

and found

her drinking alone. Hence, he

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

said nothing and swirled her glass

ridiculous. How could he be absent on such an important day and make you put

Ferguson, no one, apart from you, is criticizing

letting my parents talk to him about asking your hand in marriage. But I’m willing

Ferguson. I don’t want that,” rejected Gwendolyn

Do you really

put down her glass and said solemnly, “I don’t like him, nor will I marry him. Similarly, I only see you as a friend. We’ll

paled, totally at

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

his surroundings before getting

Nico could even make himself comfortable, the man, who had been waiting in the car for a long time, asked, “How

Boss. No one dared to criticize Ms. Gwendolyn thanks to the threats you made in advance and Mr. Marcus’ skills in