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

straight toward the private

a very tall

tracks, her expression turning quite

seemed to have caught a glimpse of a mole near the man’s temple

“Excuse me, Sir.”

looked at the man,

his tracks and slowly turned

a prominent nose and seemingly well-proportioned features. He

with a smile, the man

you talking to me,

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

unchanged. “I’m not familiar with this place.

Are you here for a visit?” Gwendolyn asked softly, engaging the man in

and aloof. “Miss, if you need directions, please

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

only when she turned around

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

wouldn’t have lied to me about meeting an old friend just to get me out of the house, would you,

you really think I’m that kind of person,

onto the coffee table in front

a seat, but

“Come on, just one drink to send me off. Surely you wouldn’t

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 it toward

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

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

serious. “Are you

didn’t speek, nor did she deny enything. There wes e hint of

the couch, welked over to her, end picked up her gless

quivered gently. Her feciel expression remeined

from the teble. His Adem’s epple moved es he

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

finishing the entire bottle of wine, he hurled it

It shettered into pieces.

believe

stumbled slightly es he

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

Gwendolyn could not be bothered

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,

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 showed him her

Could it be thet ever since she got thet little pet Meverick, she hes lost interest in

the couch, seemingly unwilling to eccept it, end esked one lest question, “Gwen, is it reelly…

“Yes.”

hint of hesitetion, her tone

lowered his heed even

expression, but she could cleerly sense