The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 585 Middle Ground Between The Punishments

The atmosphere in the master bedroom grew tense after Gwendolyn said that

“That’s not true! I did not team up with anyone to hurt Cedrick! He’s trying to set me up, Grandpa!” Xander protested stubbornly.

Valentino weakly leaned against the headrest and stared at the facial expressions of those around him.

Having dominated the military and the corporate world during his younger days, Valentino could tell that something was amiss even though his brain worked a little slower due to his illness.

The fact that Gwendolyn said that means she’s involved, so this incident has affected the Harris family as well. Therefore, this is no longer a private affair within the Jenson family.

He turned toward Gwendolyn after a prolonged moment of silence and asked, “If what you said is true, how do you plan on handling this?”

“That depends on whether you plan to resolve this privately or publicly, Grandpa,” Gwendolyn replied with a gentle smile.

Xander’s eyes lit up the moment he heard that.

What? We can resolve this privately? So, Gwendolyn is here to help us out, huh?

His face grew increasingly pale from the pain as he had been kneeling with an injured leg.

Yael quickly stepped forward to hold him steady when he noticed that.

As the Jenson family’s medical corps happened to be present, they were able to help bandage his wound.

After obtaining permission from Valentino, Yael helped Xander over to a chair on the side.

Meanwhile, the discussion continued on at the bedside.

“What does each method entail?” Valentino asked.

“If we handle it publicly, we will let the legal justice system decide on Xander’s punishment according to the evidence that Nico has gathered. Xander pointed a gun at the chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and tried to kill him, so you can imagine how severe the consequences would be. He will most likely end up in a high–security prison.

Those words had barely left Gwendolyn’s mouth when Xander protested, “Impossible! There’s no way I’d ever go to a high–security prison!”

coldly, “Do not give him anything for the pain. I want him to

“Understood, Mr. Jenson.”

his cheeks. “F*ck

yelped in pain the moment the doctor used an alcohol

this privately,

family’s rules and punish him with

sure he won’t dare

the whip. He got me detained by the police because of this, so that’s an additional ten lashes, Lastly, he had the audacity to pull a gun on the head of the family, so that’s another

held her hands out and pretended to do a little calculation in her head before continuing. “So, that makes a total of sixty lashes of the whip. We will

of anesthesia that he was in a daze, so he

he now has a gunshot wound as well. I doubt he can even withstand thirty

money and Jenson Group’s shares. Had I not arrived in time, Cedrick would really

silent for quite some time before replying, “These are two

what Cedrick did, bu double his punishment or anything. I am simply going by the Jenson family’s rules here,” Gwer

nothing to say in response to

will be sentenced to at least ten years in a high–security prison. If we settle

Yael shifted his gaze back toward Valentino as he said, “Well? Say something. Dad! Xander will most likely end up dead if we go with either option! Are you really going to

was younger. All he wanted at that age was to watch his

Xander was indeed at fault, Valentino could not bring himself to

shifted his gaze toward

he was going

it pains you to watch your grandson suffer,

truly are a good man, Cedrick! So,

matter. We can go with a middle ground between the two proposed solutions. We give Xander thirty lashes of the whip after he has mostly recovered from his injury and send him to

Xander will have

“Cedrick, you—”

will ensure that neither punishment is too severe. I will also inform the person whipping him to go a little easier on him so

the most