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.

a hundred different places, making him extremely

to the open area in the center of the ancestral

him, he could only hunch his shoulders

to retrieve the punishment whip from an intricately-carved box.

one side and instructed coldly, “Yael,

mentioned receiving the family’s whipping punishment. He had

subjected to this punishment for almost twenty years. Twenty lashes could seriously injure him to

Even if he did, the latter

Nico. “Do you think that you, an adopted son whom Cedrick

temper spiking, Nico had no words of retort since Yael was right. He was only able to enter the

of the family and has never embarrassed the family outside. So, he

had nothing to say in retaliation, knowing that saying anything would be

the other hand, was content, having been defended by Cedrick in front of everyone in the ancestral hall. The sense of dependence he had toward

returned with the

his shirt, Nico had

which acted as the last protective layer, was stripped off, the bruises Yael received from the bullying came into view, eliciting a stream

that he deserved it. After all, someone who would persecute even his own brother and nephew

his fists, feeling incredibly uneasy by their judgmental gazes.

by Cedrick by pushing it down onto the

receive the whipping punishment in front of everyone. He felt great humiliation, especially since his

sentence is torture like no other. Cedrick couldn’t

you just disposing of me, Cedrick? David, Tania, Logan, and even Dad are accomplices. If you’re capable, denounce your relatives and deal with them all.

suit cuffs gripped the armrests of his chair as he exuded a hostile

stuck some tape on Yael’s

a few times, his eyes filled

it to land

pain made Yael grimace, unable

Thwack!

of the whip was right next to his ears, and each stroke set off