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.

This

for your

his assistant and read them several times, his

furrowed.

until it came to her life before she

No other details were available,

this world

doubts and asked, “Do you want them to

her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating

office and lit a cigarette, his gaze dark

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

“Yes.”

directors from Grandeur Group took

drink during their

polished off six bottles of red

of liquor she had drunk, which added to

she struggled

at drinking. Even the directors are getting

was about to collapse at the

surprise, Gwendolyn refilled her glass with red wine and

a smile

no choice but to bow

was truly a sight which

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

raised her glass to toast

to Suzanna, signaling her

wine, they would surely collapse and spend their night in the

teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no longer an

came, Eloise had given her a packet of odorless,

with Peter, who caught her hint

Shalders, have you seen the production plan for

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

stood up to receive the documents

of glass

knocked Gwendolyn’s wine glass off the

Ms. Shalders. I must be kind

eyed her colleague suspiciously but did not

shortly with a new wine glass, which she filled with red wine before handing it to

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