The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 31

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.

men have investigated her three times. This is the final, organized information

for

his assistant and read

furrowed.

first glance, Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her life before she was fifteen

an orphanage. No other details were available, not even regarding when she was

in this world that

sense his employer’s doubts and asked, “Do you want them

it on a stack of documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll

in his office and lit a cigarette, his gaze dark

have a

“Yes.”

Group took turns toasting

had not refused a drink during their three rounds

polished off

amount of liquor she had drunk, which added

as she struggled to keep

Even the directors are getting tipsy.

to collapse at the

surprise, Gwendolyn refilled her glass with red wine and downed

shot her dinner companions a smile so beatific it bordered

no choice but to bow to her

which they

asked, “Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps it’s time we

her glass to toast

to Suzanna,

they had to drink one more glass of wine, they would surely collapse and spend their night in the

in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol

Eloise had given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder

glances with Peter, who caught her hint and smiled

the production plan for our upcoming

out some documents and handed them to Gwendolyn, explaining. “This is the latest version.

up to receive

sound of glass shattering filled the

knocked Gwendolyn’s wine glass off the

I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it, Ms. Shalders. I

but did not

with a new wine glass, which she filled with

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