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.

our men have investigated her three times. This is

background for

his assistant and read them several

furrowed.

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

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

someone in this world that my genius hackers

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

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.

office and lit a cigarette, his

iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week

“Yes.”

the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn at their

had not refused a drink during their three

off six bottles of red

were mildly flushed despite the amount of liquor she had

frustrated, even as she

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

was about to collapse at

glass with red wine and

companions a smile so beatific it bordered on

had no choice but to bow to her

which they had to see

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

her

three directors hastily turned to Suzanna, signaling her to

glass of wine, they would surely collapse and

teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn

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

who caught

Shalders, have you seen the production plan for our

latest version. Why don’t you take a look

to receive the

sound of glass

wine

apologized profusely, “Oh my God, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it, Ms. Shalders. I must be kind of tipsy. Let me get you a

colleague suspiciously but did not stop her from

which she filled