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.

three times. This is the final, organized

background for

documents from his assistant and read them several times, his

furrowed.

background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her

her coming from an orphanage. No other details were

in this world that my genius hackers can’t investigate?

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

background from us. We’ll

strolled to the long windows in his office and lit a cigarette, his gaze dark

asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting

“Yes.”

Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn

not refused a drink during their three rounds

polished off six

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

even as she struggled to keep a

at drinking. Even

to

her glass with red wine and downed it when the others stopped pouring

a smile

no choice but to

was truly a sight which

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 got down to

even raised her

to Suzanna, signaling her

one more glass of wine, they would surely collapse and

her teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn

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

glances with Peter, who caught her hint and

seen the production plan

and handed them to Gwendolyn, explaining. “This is the latest version. Why don’t you take a

stood up to receive the

sound of glass shattering filled

had knocked Gwendolyn’s wine

mean it, Ms. Shalders. I must be kind of

but did not stop her from

wine glass, which she filled

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