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.

her three times. This is the final, organized information we

background for your

from his assistant and read them several

furrowed.

seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her life before she was

coming from an orphanage. No other details were available, not

this world that my genius

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

her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating her. The only thing that’s certain is that her

in his office

a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week ago. Are

“Yes.”

Group took turns

had not refused a drink

polished off six bottles of red

mildly flushed despite the amount of liquor she had drunk, which

was frustrated, even as she struggled to keep a clear

Even the directors are getting

to collapse

her surprise, Gwendolyn refilled her glass with red wine and downed it when the others stopped pouring liquor

a smile so beatific it bordered on a

choice but to bow

which they had

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

raised her glass to toast

three directors hastily turned to Suzanna, signaling her to

more glass of wine, they would surely collapse and spend their night in

teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no longer an

given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the success of their

Peter, who caught her hint

Shalders, have you seen the production plan for our upcoming

handed them to Gwendolyn, explaining. “This is the latest version.

up to receive the

of glass

Gwendolyn’s wine glass off the

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

her colleague suspiciously but did not stop

a new wine glass, which she