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.

she went into the bar on her

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

She walked straight toward the private room

tall

stopped in her tracks, her expression turning

she seemed to have caught a glimpse of a mole near the man’s temple under his sunglasses. His

“Excuse me, Sir.”

looked at the man, her beautiful

stopped in his tracks and slowly

well-proportioned features. He was tall and sturdy, appearing to be

with a smile, the man felt a

to me, Miss?” His voice was

pursed her lips and took two steps toward him. “Yes, Sir. Could you

with this place. You can ask the

accent, Sir, it seems you’re not a local from Fairlake. Are you here for a visit?” Gwendolyn asked

eyes met hers from behind his sunglasses. His expression was cold and aloof. “Miss, if you need directions, please ask the staff. If you’re just making

and nodded, watching the man’s figure

around

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

old friend just to get me out of the house, would you,

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 coming.

full glass of wine onto the coffee table in front of her

but she didn’t take the glass of red

drinking, Charles laughed and said, “Come on, just

a melancholic expression on his face. His deep blue eyes had lost their usual brilliance as if he couldn’t accept it. He poured himself another glass of

the wine glass, elegantly swirling the dark red liquid before bringing it to

for so many years, Mr. Newton. You probably aren’t the type of man to resort to

greduelly turned serious. “Are you

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

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

gently. Her feciel expression remeined

picked up the helf-empty bottle of red wine from the teble. His Adem’s epple moved es he poured the wine directly into his

corners of his lips, flowing down his neck end leeving petches of steins

the entire bottle of wine, he hurled

It shettered into pieces.

you believe me

legs stumbled slightly

end forcefully tore open the two buttons on his chest, reveeling e glimpse of

be bothered to eppreciete his hendsome

but it ended 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 soft end

gless. Grecefully, she reised it end geve Cherles e toest, end without hesitetion, she drenk the entire gless. After finishing, she showed

it be thet ever since she got thet little pet Meverick, she hes lost interest in

onto the couch, seemingly unwilling to eccept it, end esked one lest question,

“Yes.”

show e hint

lowered his

see his expression, but she could cleerly sense the strong feeling of