The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 625 A Ruthless Punishment Is Unforgettable

The two elders were startled and hastily shook their heads, seeking to distance themselves from those crimes,

“No, no, no. These matters have nothing to do with me. Besides, I just learned about how vicious Xander and Yael are today. The way Cedrick is handling this is correct. I support it!”

“Yes, I also support it. I can’t believe these two sc”mbags did so many awful things to our family. Cedrick did the right thing!”

Since Albert and Clarence had already voiced their support, the rest of the elders followed suit.

Nico graciously checked in on everyone in the ancestral hall, proceeding only after establishing that there were no voices of dissent there.

He glanced at Elven, who was guarding the entrance to the ancestral hall, before announcing to all the members of the family inside, “What Mr. Cedrick is saying is that since Yael had committed so many inhumane acts, he is to be first punished according to the family rules with twenty lashes. Then, Mr. Clarence and Mr. Albert will remove his and his son’s names from the Jenson family registry. We hereby

banish them.”

Two minutes later, two police officers brought Yael into the ancestral hall under Elven’s direction.

Everyone in the Jenson family was stunned when they saw Yael, having not seen him in a long time.

Even though Cedrick had someone change him into a clean suit, the weariness on his face and his half- white hair made the middle-aged man seem like he had aged a dozen years.

Yael had been the target of bullying from his cellmates for the past few days, leaving him with bruises all over his body that were covered by his suit.

He entered the ancestral hall escorted by the two police officers, the metal shackles on his hands and feet rattling at every step he took.

The entire ancestral hall was silent, everyone fixing their scrutinizing gazes on him.

He was surrounded by a range of piercing looks, from anticipatory to gleeful and smug.

Uneasy from being stared at so intensely, Yael bowed his head, concealing the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

seemed to pierce him in a

way silently to the open area in the center of

him, he could only hunch his shoulders and

punishment whip from an intricately-carved box.

instructed coldly, “Yael, take off your shirt

stunned as Cedrick had not mentioned receiving the

almost twenty years. Twenty lashes

him to beg Cedrick for mercy. Even if he did, the latter would not let him off, and he would merely face

think that you, an adopted son whom Cedrick brought

words of retort since Yael was right. He was only

since becoming part of the family and has never embarrassed the family outside. So, he certainly has the right to hand out your punishment. He is even more worthy than you to stand

saying anything would be futile given the substantial evidence pointing to his

defended by Cedrick in front of everyone in the ancestral hall. The sense of dependence he had toward the latter deepened considerably as a

returned with the

not removed his shirt, Nico had to get the police

was stripped off, the bruises Yael received from

who had seen the evidence of his crimes did not pity him. They only felt that he deserved it. After all, someone who would persecute even his own brother and nephew did not deserve any

incredibly uneasy by their judgmental gazes.

for decades was trampled by Cedrick by pushing it down onto the ground

He felt great humiliation, especially since

let me face such humiliation before my sentence is torture like no

him, with anger and resentment, going all out as he shouted, “What’s the use of you just disposing of me, Cedrick? David, Tania, Logan, and even

eyes were cold, and his hands under the suit cuffs gripped the armrests of his chair as he

tape on Yael’s mouth to prevent him from continuing to

his eyes filled with anger.

swung the punishment whip, causing it to

sudden intense pain made Yael grimace, unable to maintain his arrogant

Thwack!

frightened sound of the whip was right next to his ears, and each stroke set off a burst of