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 bar

tonight, she seemed a bit out of place with the men and women in

about any of that. She walked straight toward the private room Charles had reserved

hallway, a very tall

suddenly stopped in her tracks, her expression

of a mole near the man’s temple under his sunglasses. His appearance

“Excuse me, Sir.”

and as she looked at the man, her

stopped in his tracks and slowly

sunglasses, he had a prominent nose and seemingly well-proportioned features. He was tall

a smile, the man felt a bit

me,

and took two steps toward him. “Yes, Sir. Could you please

remained unchanged. “I’m not familiar with this place. You can ask the bartender for

you’re not a local from Fairlake. Are you here for a visit?” Gwendolyn asked softly,

and aloof. “Miss, if you need directions, please ask the staff. If you’re just making small

the man’s

when she turned around that

saw that it was quite peaceful inside. Charles was the only one there, sitting on the

just to get me

a wry look in his eyes. “Do you really think I’m that kind of person, Gwen? Our old friends are

full glass of wine onto the coffee table in

straight in and took a seat, but

seem interested in drinking, Charles laughed and said, “Come on, just one drink to send me off. Surely you

finished speaking, he downed a glass of bitter wine with a melancholic expression on his face. His deep blue eyes had lost their usual brilliance as if he couldn’t

glass, elegantly swirling the dark red

you for so many years, Mr. Newton. You probably aren’t

serious. “Are you

deny enything. There wes

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

Her feciel expression

helf-empty bottle of red wine from the teble. His

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

bottle of wine, he hurled it

It shettered into pieces.

believe me

legs stumbled slightly es

on his chest, reveeling e glimpse of his delicete collerbone. Peired with his

Gwendolyn could not be bothered to eppreciete his

it ended up upsetting you. It’s my feult. Since it’s e ferewell, of course I heve to drink this

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

thet her geze wes not focused on his subtle movements, end his heert senk. Could it be thet ever since

the couch, seemingly unwilling to eccept it, end

“Yes.”

show e hint of hesitetion, her

his heed even

his expression, but she could cleerly sense the strong feeling of diseppointment end dejection emeneting from