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.”

in her

majestic residence in a single file. When they turned the corner, they did not notice the young man

eyes and adjusted his glasses with nonchalant elegance. “Is that the heiress of the Harris family who’s engaged to Cedrick?” he

so, Mr. Jenson,” the bodyguard replied

not seem to be in

“Yes, Mr. Jenson.”

to back out of her engagement, Mr. Jenson,” he reported upon reappearing at Xander’s side, “but

out of

reverie. “Cedrick was the one who wanted to get married. Apparently, she does not feel

Cedrick did not attend her party,” the bodyguard added. “It appears that she’s not important

in Cedrick’s head, do you? We’ll find out after a little

do you mean, Mr.

heard it involves a gunfight. What do you think will happen

grasped his meaning at once. “Don’t worry, Mr. Jenson. I will

…

remained unresolved,

of preparation, it is almost complete. Over the next two days, I’ll bring over the more important artists from Angle, pick a date, and we will officiate the grand opening of the new

the case file of every artist the company had signed

the end of the workday when a scuffle sounded outside the corridor. It was so loud that it

her documents down, she was prepared to go outside for a look when the office door suddenly flew open. Nico

Gwendolyn glanced outside and found Ezra and Quinton on the ground, clutching their shins and

him. “How dare you assault my people in front of

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 drastic measures. Don’t worry, though. The blood on me is

I would not see Cedrick’s people. It

her voice. “What’s the

but he refuses to enter

quite a good fighter. What could

lurched. 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 gravely