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 the final, organized information

for

his assistant and

furrowed.

glance, Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it

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

this world

to sense his employer’s doubts and asked,

deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating her. The only thing that’s certain

strolled to the long windows in his office and lit

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

“Yes.”

from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn

drink during their

party promptly polished off six bottles of red

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

was frustrated, even as she struggled to

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

to collapse

her surprise, Gwendolyn refilled her glass with red wine and downed

smile so beatific it bordered

had no choice but

truly a sight which they had to see

turned the tables on them and asked, “Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too

even raised her glass to toast

directors hastily turned to Suzanna, signaling her

they would surely collapse and spend their

Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no longer

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

Peter, who caught her hint and smiled at

seen the production plan for our upcoming male

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

receive the

glass shattering filled the

Gwendolyn’s wine glass off

God, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it, Ms. Shalders. I must be kind of tipsy.

suspiciously but did

wine glass, which she filled with