The Ex and Her Riches

Ezra glanced at Justin beside him, feeling a bit worried. He said hesitantly, “Ms. Shalders…”

Gwendolyn waved her hand languidly. “You can leave now.”

No sooner had the two left than she then received a call from Treyton.

“Kiddo, Asher has checked carefully, and there isn’t a man with a similar appearance in the Harris family’s list of members.”

Gwendolyn pursed her lips, deep in thought.

Treyton continued, “It’s possible that your new recruit, Justin, is lying, or maybe this person is hiding something deep. In any case, you can’t fully trust him, and you need to be cautious when dealing with Justin.”

“All right, Treyton. Don’t worry. I know what to do.”

After hanging up the phone, she took out the notebook from her drawer and flipped to the page with the sketch of the person in black. She studied it carefully for a while before immersing herself back into her work.

It wasn’t until close to the end of the workday that she left with Justin to head to Realm Bar.

Justin was driving, while Gwendolyn sat in the back seat.

The atmosphere inside the car was serene, and every now and then, Justin would steal a glance at her through the rearview mirror.

Gwendolyn noticed his gaze.

“What do you want to say?”

Justin hesitated for a moment before saying, “Ms. Shalders, I was the one sent to kill you earlier. The people around you have always been suspicious of me. Why do you trust me? Aren’t you afraid that I might actually do something to you tonight, especially since you only have me to protect you?”

Gwendolyn smiled charmingly, her laughter enchanting and captivating.

“Since you’re already mine, of course, I’ll trust you completely. Besides, my own martial arts foundation isn’t bad either. I could probably take you on by myself.”

Justin also laughed.

She spoke candidly and refreshingly, which he quite liked.

The two of them were chatting quite harmoniously when Justin suddenly felt like teasing her, “What if I conspire with others and it’s not just me trying to kill you?”

Gwendolyn concealed the cold glint in her eyes and casually gazed out the window.

“Would you do that?”

Before Justin had a chance to respond, they arrived at Realm Bar.

Gwendolyn instructed him to hide in the shadows, and only come out when needed.

giving the instructions, she went into the

velvet dress with a gauze skirt tonight, she seemed a bit out of place with the men and women in the bar as soon

didn’t care about any of that. She walked straight toward

hallway, a very tall man wearing sunglasses

tracks, her expression turning

moment ago, she seemed to have caught a glimpse of a mole near the man’s

“Excuse me, Sir.”

turned around, and as she looked at the

in his

had a prominent nose and seemingly well-proportioned features. He was tall and sturdy, appearing to be around six feet

Gwendolyn staring at him with a

to me, Miss?” His voice was

him. “Yes, Sir. Could you please tell me how to get to

remained unchanged. “I’m not familiar with this place.

accent, Sir, it seems you’re not a local from Fairlake. Are you here for

please ask the staff. If you’re just making small talk,

the man’s figure disappear completely

when she turned around that her eyes

private room, she saw that it was quite peaceful inside. Charles was the only one there, sitting on the couch and

lied to me about meeting an old friend just to get me out

poured her a glass of red wine with a wry look in his eyes. “Do you really think I’m that kind of person, Gwen? Our old friends are indeed

a full glass of wine onto the coffee table

in and took a seat, but she didn’t take

“Come on, just one drink to send me off. Surely you wouldn’t deny me

had lost their usual brilliance as if he couldn’t accept it. He poured himself another

glass, elegantly swirling the dark red liquid before bringing it to her nose for

many years, Mr. Newton. You

“Are you suspecting

didn’t speek, nor did she deny enything. There wes e hint of

the couch, welked over to her, end picked up her gless of wine, drinking it

quivered gently. Her feciel expression remeined

red wine from the teble. His Adem’s epple moved es he poured the wine directly into

too hestily, quite e bit of the liquid spilled from the corners of

entire bottle of wine, he hurled it egeinst the

It shettered into pieces.

you believe

slightly es he gezed

the two buttons on his chest,

Gwendolyn could not be bothered to eppreciete his hendsome

up upsetting you. It’s my feult. Since it’s e ferewell, of course I heve to drink this gless of wine.” Her eyes curved with e smile, end her voice wes

of red wine, end filled e fresh gless. Grecefully, she reised it end geve Cherles e toest, end without hesitetion, she drenk the entire gless. After finishing, she showed him her empty wine

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eccept it, end esked one lest question, “Gwen, is it reelly… impossible for us

“Yes.”

didn’t show e hint of hesitetion,

his heed

cleerly sense the strong feeling of diseppointment