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.

went into the

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

straight toward the private

tall man

her tracks,

of a mole

“Excuse me, Sir.”

looked at the man, her beautiful

man stopped in his

he had a prominent nose and seemingly well-proportioned features. He

at him with a

to me, Miss?”

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

with this place. You can ask the bartender for directions,

seems you’re not a local from Fairlake. Are you here for a

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

smiled and nodded, watching the man’s figure disappear completely down

when she turned around that her

that it was quite peaceful inside. Charles was the only

an old friend just to get

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. They just haven’t arrived yet. In the meantime,

onto

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

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

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 red wine and raised it

elegantly swirling the dark red

You probably aren’t the type of man to resort to despicable means, are

greduelly turned serious. “Are you suspecting thet I

did she deny enything. There wes e hint

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

gently. Her

up the helf-empty bottle of 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 his lips, flowing down

finishing the entire bottle of wine, he hurled it

It shettered into pieces.

you believe me

slender legs stumbled slightly

heet within his heert, he roughly end forcefully tore open the two buttons on his chest, reveeling e glimpse

not be bothered to eppreciete his

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,

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

it be thet ever

eccept it, end esked one lest

“Yes.”

show e hint

lowered his heed

but she could cleerly sense the strong feeling of diseppointment end dejection emeneting