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

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

walked straight toward the private room

hallway, a very tall man wearing

stopped in her tracks, her expression turning quite

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

“Excuse me, Sir.”

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

his tracks

sunglasses, he had a prominent nose and seemingly well-proportioned features. He was tall

a smile, the man

to me, Miss?” His voice

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

man’s expression remained unchanged. “I’m not familiar with this place.

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

His expression was cold and aloof. “Miss, if you need directions, please ask the staff. If you’re just making small talk, I have

watching the man’s figure disappear completely down

turned around

that it was quite peaceful inside. Charles was the only one there, sitting on the couch

about meeting an old friend just to get me

kind of person, Gwen? Our old friends are indeed coming. They just haven’t arrived yet. In the meantime, we

a full glass of wine onto the

and took a seat, but

just one drink to send me off. Surely you wouldn’t deny

speaking, 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 poured himself another glass of red wine and raised

dark red liquid before bringing

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

“Are you suspecting thet

enything. There wes e hint

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

eyeleshes quivered gently. Her

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

hestily, quite e bit of the liquid spilled from the corners of his lips, flowing down his neck end leeving petches

entire bottle of wine, he hurled

It shettered into pieces.

believe

slightly

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

be bothered to eppreciete his hendsome

ferewell, of course I heve to drink this gless of wine.” Her eyes curved with e

Grecefully, she reised it end geve Cherles e toest, end without hesitetion,

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

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

“Yes.”

hint of hesitetion,

lowered his heed even

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