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.

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

for

the documents from his assistant and read

furrowed.

background seemed perfectly ordinary until it

details were available, not even regarding when she was first

actually someone in this world that my genius

doubts and asked, “Do you want them to

dossier and placed it on a 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

office and lit a cigarette, his

checked Maverick’s schedule on an iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which

“Yes.”

Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn

had not refused a drink during their three rounds

promptly polished off six bottles of red

were mildly flushed despite the amount of liquor she had drunk, which added to her allure. Her gaze, however,

frustrated, even as she struggled to

expect her to be a heavyweight at drinking. Even the

to collapse at the

red wine and

dinner companions a smile so beatific it bordered

but to bow

sight which they had to see to

the tables on them and asked, “Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps it’s time we got down

even raised her

Suzanna,

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

annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no

packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the success

caught her hint and smiled at

have you seen the production plan

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

to receive the documents

glass shattering filled

knocked Gwendolyn’s wine glass off

profusely, “Oh my God, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it, Ms. Shalders.

eyed her colleague suspiciously but did not stop

new wine glass, which she filled with red wine