The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 31 Heavyweight Drinker

Suzanna’s smile froze at Gwendolyn’s question, but she quickly composed herself and smiled even more brightly.

She pulled Gwendolyn aside and whispered, “These directors are influential figures in Grandeur Group. One word from any of them would make or break our artists‘ casting opportunities in the drama. So try not to upset them, Ms. Shalders.”

Gwendolyn nodded expressionlessly in response.

They returned to the table after their whispering.

Tom, Harry, and Peter had not stopped staring at Gwendolyn since she entered the private room. Gwendolyn wanted to throw up under their lustful stares.

Tom was the first to speak up. “Ms. Shalders, you’re really as pretty as the rumors say. You’ve got a great figure too.”

“You’re too generous. The three of you are truly exceptional and successful,” replied Gwendolyn obligingly.

Suzanna quickly invited everyone to take their seats before toasting Gwendolyn, “This is your first business meeting since joining the company, Ms. Shalders. Please allow me to toast to a successful deal.”

As she spoke, she pushed a glass of red wine into Gwendolyn’s hand.

Gwendolyn swirled the liquor around the glass and sniffed the bouquet elegantly. “Hmm, a 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild. What an excellent wine.”

She smiled and clinked glasses with Suzanna before polishing off the wine in a single gulp.

Harry jumped in to flatter Gwendolyn, praising, “Ms. Shalders, I didn’t take you for a wine aficionado. You can hold your drinks well too. How utterly charming. I hope you’ll accept my toast as well.”

“Aren’t we discussing the casting for Grandeur Group’s drama project? Why haven’t any of you brought the subject up?” asked Gwendolyn.

Calmly, one of the directors replied, “Of course, we’ll get to it, but we should have a few glasses and relax before getting down to serious business. I’m sure you understand how this works, don’t you, Ms. Shalders?”

They smiled at Gwendolyn and raised their glasses at her.

Gwendolyn did not put off their requests and downed glass after glass of wine.

Meanwhile, Noah knocked on the door to the CEO’s office at Wright Construction Group.

He entered the room and politely handed a dossier on Gwendolyn’s background to Maverick.

our men have investigated her three times. This

for your

documents from his assistant and

furrowed.

Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her

a line about her coming from an orphanage. No other details were available, not even regarding when she was first brought to

someone in this world

seemed to sense his employer’s doubts and asked,

stack of documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating her. The only thing that’s certain is that her background isn’t as simple as it

strolled to the long windows in his office

on an iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week ago. Are

“Yes.”

the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns

a drink during their three

off six bottles of red

were mildly flushed despite the amount of liquor she had

was frustrated, even as she struggled to keep

her to be a heavyweight at drinking. Even the directors are getting tipsy. How is she

about to

her glass with red wine and downed

smile so

had no choice but to bow to her

was truly a sight which they

them and asked, “Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s

even raised her glass

to Suzanna, signaling her

wine, they would surely collapse and spend their night in the private

gritted her teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol

before she came, Eloise had given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the success of

Peter, who caught her hint and

production plan for

took out some documents and handed them to Gwendolyn, explaining. “This is the latest version. Why don’t you take a look and

receive the documents

of glass

Gwendolyn’s wine glass

it, Ms. Shalders. I must be kind of tipsy. Let me get you a fresh

eyed her colleague suspiciously but did not stop

glass, which she filled