The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Standing by the door was Gwendolyn. She wore a gentle smile in spite of the fact that her chest rose and fell continuously—obvious signs she came over in a hurry.

Her sudden appearance stunned Valentino, but he said nothing in response.

David, on the other hand, immediately came to his senses and approached his father, pleading, “Dad, Ms. Harris is involved in this. Why don’t we hear her out? Maybe there’s more to this.”

Gwendolyn’s eyes crinkled in a sweet way, making an expression that many elders would find endearing.

After exchanging glances with her, Valentino agreed to stay.

Meanwhile, Cedrick, who was still kneeling in the middle of the ancestral hall, was uncertain whether he could survive the punishment.

He was focused on preparing himself for the excruciating pain his back would receive, so much so that he did not hear Gwendolyn’s voice at the door.

To his surprise, what fell on him after a long while were the shirt and coat he had removed earlier instead of the vicious whip.

A woman’s slender yet warm fingers could then be seen pulling the clothing tightly over his shoulders and covering his honey-colored muscular body.

Snapping out of his daze, Cedrick looked up and turned around to meet Gwendolyn’s starry gaze that was filled with displeasure.

“Why are you here?”

Swallowing her frustration, she helped him up and questioned, “Were you going to keep me in the dark like what you did in Fairlake if I didn’t show up?”

Cedrick hung his head in guilt, not knowing how to explain his intentions.

He just did not want her to worry.

After all, the issue with the shares would be settled when the beating was over.

Moreover, he did not want to cause her more trouble when she already had enough on her plate as it was.

help but get mad at him. She scolded him softly, “I can give you all the beating you want if you like getting

merely kept his head

his waist hard. “Did you hear what I

spread over his skin, causing him to inhale sharply and furrow his

on,” urged Gwendolyn. As she massaged the affected area, she threw him a warning look as if to say, “Don’t randomly strip yourself naked. Do you

heart. In fact, his tone had become

how do you plan to explain the matter on Ced’s behalf

test result from her bag and said, “I think things will clear up when you see

already returned the whip to the box, Logan quickly took the

put on his reading glasses and pored over the contents. Tears began welling up in

And you have not one, but

his tone was unmistakable, and

vanished the moment

incredible, Mr. Cedrick! Old Mr. Jenson,

Mr. Jenson! You’re so lucky! Soon, you’ll have four

great blessings to the family. Why don’t we just

put Valentino on cloud nine. Giving Cedrick an approving look, the old man said,

Xander cut in. He refused to see Cedrick walk out of the ancestral hall unharmed. Worked up over the mere idea of it, the former rose to his feet and said, “Ms. Harris’ pregnancy is definitely something worth celebrating, but that’s a completely different matter. If Cedrick gives her Jenson Group’s shares

to the children but to Gwendolyn. The Harris residence

the ancestral hall grew

up when she heard the words “her home.” For some reason, they

home I have now. What other

the change in her countenance, Cedrick hurriedly placed his arms over her

and her current priority was to deal with the matter at hand. Putting away her complicated emotions, she turned to Valentino and explained somberly, “Old Mr. Jenson, I’m actually here to talk about the shares. It is true that Ceddy gave them to me. Although he wouldn’t take them back, I have the right to determine their distribution. So, I’m planning to come up

By giving them the

could refute if the shares were given to the youngest descendants

chuckle along with Logan. “Gwendolyn’s such a

“Exactly. Ms. Harris is truly a reasonable person. She even rushed over because of Mr.

the