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.

in a

made his way silently to the open area in the center of the ancestral hall, stopping

a cushion for him, he could only hunch

Logan went to retrieve the punishment

side and instructed coldly, “Yael, take off your shirt and receive twenty

receiving the family’s whipping punishment.

years. Twenty lashes could seriously injure him to the brink of death.

Even if he did, the latter

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

had no words of retort since Yael was right. He was only able to enter 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

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

been defended by Cedrick in front of everyone in the ancestral hall. The sense of dependence he

with

not removed his shirt, Nico had to

protective layer, was stripped off, the bruises Yael received from the bullying came into view, eliciting a stream of murmurs in the

only felt that he deserved it. After all, someone who would persecute even his own

fists, feeling incredibly uneasy by their judgmental gazes.

been upholding for decades was trampled by Cedrick by pushing it down onto the ground of the ancestral hall and shattering it ruthlessly.

great humiliation, especially since his and Xander’s names would be

such humiliation before my sentence is torture like no other. Cedrick couldn’t

all out as he shouted, “What’s the use of 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. Otherwise, how

suit cuffs gripped

with his sharp observational skills, stuck some tape on Yael’s mouth to prevent him from continuing to make aggressive

moaned a few times, his eyes filled with

it to land heavily on Yael’s

made Yael grimace, unable

Thwack!

sound of the whip was right next to his ears, and