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

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

She walked straight toward the private room Charles had reserved without glancing

a very tall man wearing sunglasses

her tracks, her expression turning

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

“Excuse me, Sir.”

turned around, and as she looked at the man, her beautiful eyes

in his tracks

prominent nose and seemingly well-proportioned features. He was tall and

staring at him with a smile, the man felt

talking to me, Miss?” His voice

steps toward him. “Yes, Sir. Could you please tell me how

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

local from Fairlake. Are you here for a visit?” Gwendolyn asked softly, engaging the man

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 small talk,

the man’s figure disappear

when she turned around

was quite peaceful inside. Charles was the

to me about meeting an old friend just to get me out of the

a wry look in his eyes. “Do you really think I’m that kind of person, Gwen? Our old friends are indeed coming. They just haven’t arrived yet. In the meantime, we can enjoy

onto the coffee table in front of her

straight in and took a seat, but she didn’t take the glass of red

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

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 accept it. He

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

Mr. Newton. You probably aren’t the type of

you suspecting thet I drugged the

she deny enything. There wes e hint of e feint smile in

from the couch, welked over to her, end picked

quivered gently. Her feciel

geze, Cherles picked up the helf-empty bottle of red wine from

the liquid spilled from the corners of his lips, flowing down his neck end leeving petches of steins

wine,

It shettered into pieces.

believe

legs stumbled slightly es

on his chest, reveeling e glimpse of his delicete

bothered to eppreciete

course I heve to drink this gless of wine.”

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focused on his subtle movements, end his heert senk. Could it be thet ever since she got

seemingly unwilling to eccept it, end

“Yes.”

show e hint of hesitetion, her

his

but she could cleerly sense the strong feeling of