Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

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!”

speak. Cedrick ordered coldly, “Do not give him anything for the pain. I want him to learn

“Understood, Mr. Jenson.”

poured down his cheeks. “F*ck you, Cedrick!

doctor used an alcohol swab on

settle this privately, then we will do so according to

and punish him with

ten lashes of the whip, then! I’m sure he won’t dare

lashes of the whip? Have you forgotten what Xander tried to do to Grandpa, Uncle Yael? That alone should be worth thirty lashes of 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

before continuing. “So, that makes a total

of anesthesia that he was

he now has a gunshot wound as well. I doubt he can even withstand thirty lashes of the whip, let alone sixty! Are you trying to get him

lashes of the whip for handing me his money and Jenson Group’s shares. Had I not arrived in time,

silent for quite some time before replying, “These

what Cedrick did, bu double his punishment or anything. I

nothing to say in response to

a high–security prison. If we settle this privately, he will be whipped sixty times in the ancestral hall Either way, Xander

Say something. Dad! Xander will most likely end up dead if we go with either option! Are you really going to sit by and watch your

discipline that he had when he was younger. All he wanted at that age was to watch his descendants

indeed at fault, Valentino could not bring

shifted his gaze toward Cedrick and said,

knew what he was going to

pains you to watch your grandson suffer, Grandpa. I

lit up when he heard that. “You truly are a good man, Cedrick! So, how about we

cut him off, “There is a third solution for this 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 prison for five years after

will have to

“Cedrick, you—”

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

was the most

will no longer involve myself in this case.