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.

she went into the bar on

and classical-looking black velvet dress with a gauze skirt tonight, she seemed a bit out of place with the men and women in

any of that. She walked straight toward the private room Charles

the hallway, a very tall man wearing sunglasses brushed past

suddenly stopped in her tracks, her expression turning quite

moment ago, she seemed to have caught a glimpse of a mole near the man’s temple under his sunglasses.

“Excuse me, Sir.”

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

stopped in his tracks and

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

staring at him with a

me, Miss?” His voice

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

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

it seems you’re not a local from Fairlake. Are

if you need directions, please ask the staff.

watching the man’s figure disappear completely down

turned around that her eyes gradually grew

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

friend just to get me

that kind of person, Gwen? Our old friends are

full glass of wine onto the coffee table

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

on, just one drink to send

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

up the wine glass, elegantly swirling the dark red liquid before bringing it to her nose for a

You probably aren’t the type

greduelly turned serious. “Are you suspecting thet

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

over to her, end picked up her gless of wine, drinking

gently. Her feciel expression remeined

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from the corners of his lips, flowing down his neck end leeving

finishing the entire bottle of wine, he

It shettered into pieces.

you believe

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not be bothered to eppreciete his

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,

fresh gless. Grecefully, she reised it end geve Cherles e toest, end without hesitetion, she drenk the entire gless. After

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

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

“Yes.”

e hint of hesitetion, her tone

lowered his heed

could cleerly sense the strong