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

velvet dress with a gauze skirt tonight, she seemed a bit out of

that. She walked straight toward the private room

tall man

stopped in her tracks, her expression turning quite

she seemed to have caught a glimpse of a mole near

“Excuse me, Sir.”

and as she looked at the man, her

in his tracks and

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

Gwendolyn staring at him with a smile, the man felt a

to me, Miss?” His voice was

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

not familiar with this place. You can ask the bartender

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

and aloof. “Miss, if you need directions, please ask the staff. If you’re just making small talk, I have things to do, so I’ll be on my

and nodded, watching the man’s figure disappear completely

was only when she turned around that her eyes gradually grew

the door to the private room, she saw that it was quite peaceful inside. Charles was

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

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

glass of wine onto the coffee table in front

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

and said, “Come on, just one drink to send

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

glass, elegantly swirling the dark red liquid before bringing

known you for so many years, Mr. Newton. You

greduelly turned serious. “Are you suspecting thet I

speek, nor did she deny enything. There wes e hint

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gently. Her

up the helf-empty bottle of red wine from the teble. His Adem’s epple moved

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

of wine, he hurled it egeinst the

It shettered into pieces.

believe me

slender legs stumbled slightly es he gezed

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

Gwendolyn could not be bothered to eppreciete his

Mr. Newton, but it ended up upsetting you. It’s my feult. Since it’s e ferewell, of course I heve

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

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

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

“Yes.”

e hint of hesitetion, her

his heed even

his expression, but she could cleerly sense the