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.

her three times. This is the

for your

assistant and

furrowed.

background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came

coming from an orphanage. No other details were

someone in this world that my

doubts and asked, “Do

documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating her.

office and lit a cigarette, his gaze

you have a dinner meeting tonight, which

“Yes.”

from Grandeur Group took

not refused a drink during

promptly polished off six bottles of red

had drunk, which added to her allure. Her gaze, however,

frustrated, even as she

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

to collapse at

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

smile so beatific it bordered

had no choice but to bow

was truly a sight which they had to

“Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s

raised her glass to toast

hastily turned to Suzanna, signaling her

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

gritted her teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no longer

her a packet of odorless, colorless

caught

seen the production plan for our upcoming male protagonist

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

stood up to receive the documents from

glass shattering filled the

knocked Gwendolyn’s wine glass

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

but did not stop

she filled with red wine before handing

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