The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 229 For Real This Time

Gwendolyn’s gaze remained determined. “Yes, Old Mr. Jenson. I think Mr. Cedrick and I aren’t a good match for each other. If we could, I’d like to… be friends.”

Valentino was surprised by her decision. “Did he mistreat you, Gwendolyn? Tell me, and I’ll take care of him!”

“No, he wouldn’t dare do that. I just…”

Fifteen minutes later, Gwendolyn emerged, grim-faced, from Valentino’s villa. William was waiting for her at the entrance.

Upon her appearance, he hurried forward. “How did it go, Ms. Gwendolyn? Did Old Mr. Jenson agree?”

Gwendolyn gazed down glumly and shook her head.

Valentino had walked her through the pros and cons. Her engagement with Cedrick was not an ordinary affair, as it concerned many other people as well. In fact, Cedrick had publicized their wedding to also be a business alliance.

If the engagement were to be broken off two days after the reception, Harris Group and Jenson Group would face massive financial losses and negative publicity online.

Needless to say, the repercussions would be huge.

Furthermore, Valentino no longer got involved with the Jenson family’s major affairs. As Cedrick was the new head of the family, she would have to discuss the matter with him.

Knowing him, he would not consent to it even if she pointed a gun at his head.

Gwendolyn was furious, yet she could not think of anything else.

Cedrick has me trapped well and proper this time!

She could finally understand why Treyton and Eloise had been engaged for two years, yet they remained together even though they truly despised her. For the children of a rich family, in particular, an engagement built on a business alliance was not easy to call off.

Forget it.

She heaved a long sigh. I’ll plan it all over again soon. For now, I don’t even want to think of that brute, Cedrick.

“Starting from today, I will not entertain Cedrick, his bodyguards, or his subordinates if they come to see me.”

“Yes, Ms. Gwendolyn.”

Then, he followed in her wake

a single file. When they turned the corner, they

and adjusted his glasses with nonchalant elegance. “Is that the heiress of

appears so, Mr. Jenson,” the bodyguard

she does not seem to be in a good mood.

“Yes, Mr. Jenson.”

engagement, Mr.

out of

a thoughtful reverie. “Cedrick was the one who wanted to

party,” the bodyguard added. “It appears that she’s not

sneered. “You think you know what goes on in Cedrick’s head, do you? We’ll find out after a

you mean,

out on a mission,” he said loftily. “I heard it involves a gunfight. What

Mr. Jenson. I will make sure the news reaches Mr. Cedrick’s ears exactly as it

…

off the engagement remained unresolved, Gwendolyn set that notion aside

the next two days, I’ll bring over the more important artists from

desk before her computer, she worked the entire day, going over the case file of every artist the company had signed in her

remained lost at work until the end of the workday when a scuffle sounded outside the corridor. It was so loud

the office door suddenly flew open. Nico came in with his eyes red, and

found Ezra and Quinton on the ground, clutching

him. “How dare you assault my

sent half a dozen people to look for you but they had been rebuffed by those two, so I was forced to come myself and barge in through

instructions that I would not see Cedrick’s people. It must be something serious for Nico

lowered her voice. “What’s the

“It’s Mr. Jenson. He’s on the way to the hospital, but he refuses to enter the emergency room until he sees you one last time. I beg you, Ms. Gwendolyn,

a good fighter. What could have happened to

Upon second thought, however, she grew dubious. “He’s always deceiving me with cheap tactics. Isn’t he sick of them by now? Before this, he faked his death. This time, he’s