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

for your

received the documents from his assistant and read

furrowed.

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

line about her coming from an orphanage. No other details were available, not even regarding

world that my genius

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

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

in his office

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

“Yes.”

directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn at their

a drink during their three rounds of

off six

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

even as she

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

to collapse

red wine and

companions a smile

no choice but

sight which they had to see

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

even raised her glass to toast

turned to Suzanna, signaling her to

would surely

gritted her teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with

she came, Eloise had given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to

caught her

have you seen the production plan for

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

stood up to receive

the sound of glass shattering filled the

wine

didn’t mean it, Ms. Shalders. I must be kind

suspiciously but

returned shortly with a new wine glass, which she filled with red wine before

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