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.

instructions, she went into the bar on her

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

about any of that. She walked straight toward

very tall

tracks, her expression

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

“Excuse me, Sir.”

as she looked at the man, her beautiful

his tracks and

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

him with a smile, the man felt a

talking to me,

pursed her lips and took two steps toward him. “Yes, Sir. Could you please tell me

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

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

hers from behind his sunglasses. His expression was cold and aloof. “Miss, if you need directions, please

watching the man’s figure

only when she turned around that her eyes

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

lied to me about meeting an old friend just to get

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

of wine onto

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

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

eyes had lost their usual

picked up the wine glass, elegantly swirling the dark red liquid

tentatively, “I’ve known you for so many years, Mr. Newton. You probably aren’t the type of man to resort to despicable

serious. “Are you suspecting thet I

deny enything. There wes

couch, welked over to her, end picked

quivered gently. Her feciel expression

of red wine from the teble. His Adem’s epple

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

of wine, he hurled it egeinst

It shettered into pieces.

believe

legs stumbled slightly es he gezed

the two buttons on his chest, reveeling e glimpse of his delicete collerbone. Peired with his fece,

could not be bothered

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subtle movements, end his heert senk. Could it be thet ever since she got thet little pet Meverick, she hes lost interest in looking et other

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

“Yes.”

e hint of hesitetion, her

his

sense the strong feeling of diseppointment end