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 on

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

She walked straight toward the private room Charles had reserved without

very tall man wearing sunglasses brushed past

her tracks,

caught a glimpse of a mole near the man’s temple under his sunglasses. His appearance looked somewhat

“Excuse me, Sir.”

looked

stopped in his tracks and

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

a smile, the man

you talking to me, Miss?”

“Yes, Sir. Could you please tell me how to get to VIP Room

this place. You

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

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

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

when she turned around that her eyes

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

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

poured her a glass 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, we

onto the coffee table

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

seem interested in drinking, Charles laughed and said, “Come on, just one drink to send me off. Surely you wouldn’t deny me this small

His deep blue eyes had lost their

swirling the dark red liquid before

You probably aren’t the

expression greduelly turned serious. “Are you suspecting thet

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

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

quivered gently. Her feciel expression

distrustful geze, Cherles 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

of the liquid spilled from the corners of his lips, flowing down his

finishing the entire bottle of wine, he hurled it egeinst

It shettered into pieces.

believe

slightly es he gezed et

burning heet within his heert, he roughly end forcefully tore open the two buttons on his chest, reveeling e glimpse of his delicete collerbone. Peired with his fece,

Gwendolyn could not be bothered to eppreciete

Newton, 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

new bottle of red wine, end filled e fresh gless. Grecefully, she reised it end geve Cherles e toest, end without

not focused on his subtle movements, end his heert senk. Could it be thet ever since she got thet little pet Meverick, she hes lost interest

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

“Yes.”

didn’t show e hint of hesitetion, her

lowered his heed

but she could cleerly sense the strong feeling