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.

three times. This is the final, organized information we have

for your

the documents from his assistant and read them several times, his

furrowed.

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

line about her coming from an orphanage. No other details were

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

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

placed it on a stack of documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll

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

an iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a

“Yes.”

the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns

a drink during their three

off six

the amount of liquor she had drunk, which added to her allure. Her

she struggled to keep a

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

was about to

with red wine and downed it when the others stopped pouring

dinner companions a smile so beatific it bordered on a

no choice but to bow

a sight which they had to

If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps

raised her

hastily turned to Suzanna, signaling her to

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

in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with

of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee

glances with Peter, who caught her

have you seen the production plan

explaining. “This is the latest version. Why don’t you take

receive

of glass shattering

knocked Gwendolyn’s wine

it, Ms. Shalders. I must be kind of tipsy. Let me get you a fresh

suspiciously but did not

shortly with a new wine glass, which she filled with red wine