The Ex and Her Riches

Gwendolyn’s expression gradually hardened as she stared at him in disbelief.

With her tone a little melancholic, she said, “You don’t trust me?”

Charles chuckled. “Silly girl, I was just joking with you. Of course, I trust you. But was this wine prepared by you or Maverick? I don’t trust him.”

Gwendolyn showed him her empty red wine glass in her hand.

“I’ve already had a glass. So if the wine was tampered with, I should be the first to go down.”

Charles remained silent, gently swirling the red wine in his glass without taking a sip.

Gwendolyn was getting a bit upset. She pouted and glanced at the full bottle of red wine next to her. “Do you want me to do the same as you did last time? Should I finish the whole bottle of wine for you to believe me?”

Charles remained silent.

In a fit of defiance, Gwendolyn reached out to grab the entire bottle of red wine on the table.

Charles stopped her. “I believe you. Even if this bottle contains poison, I would still drink it because you are like a beautiful poison to me and have intoxicated me for a long time.”

He smiled dotingly. Finally, tilting his head back, he drank the glass of wine.

In the garden, Charles’ two confidants stood by the entrance, resembling a pair of statues.

Elven took the initiative to approach the two of them.

“Hey, it’s getting late. Have you two had dinner yet? We’ve secretly grilled some barbecue in the backyard. Do you want to come over and give it a try?”

Both confidants had cold expressions as they firmly rejected the invitation.

“No need.”

Elven was very patient. “Don’t be afraid. Ms. Shalders has always been very friendly. With her around, Mr. Newton won’t get angry. Besides, it’s already dinner time. Given the relationship between Mr. Newton and Ms. Shalders, we’ll all eventually become like family, so consider this an early opportunity to get acquainted.”

This time, both hesitated briefly before saying, “No need.”

They were stubborn. Elven was starting to wonder how he should continue to persuade them without being too eager, as it would raise their suspicions.

with two grilled pork belly

skewers tonight are especially delicious. Give them a try! Ms. Shalders said she and Mr. Newton was going to drink to their hearts’

“All right then.”

skewers and ate one right in front of them,

allure of grilled pork belly. They just

and reached the nostrils of the two. They stared at the meat

“Come on. Let’s go. Mr. Newton probably won’t leave until very late tonight. Who knows how long you two will be hungry? We have both beer

resist the temptation of the grilled skewers. The grilled meat in Elven’s hand finally led

a little after

chatting happily. Charles’ handsome face flushed red, and

heart. In this world, no man is more deserving of you than me. We are a

not saying a

was immature and didn’t step up to protect and comfort you when you needed me the most. Instead, I went to the Central Intelligence Agency to chase fame and fortune. I’ve blamed myself for this for many years.

the smile on

nonsense. It’s getting late. You should head

wanted to continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over

only bodyguard who had only eaten barbeque and did not consume alcohol due

driving Charles

disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven quietly entered the

the dining room, her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her expression was cold and stern

Shalders?” Elven called out to her

snapped back to reality.

to their drinks.

us a chance to

bottle of red wine with

vehicle traveled along the highway. Since it was

adjusted the car’s air conditioning to a very comfortable temperature.

relatively clear mind even though he had

with his eyes fixed straight ahead, suddenly, an

It was Charles.

the way back to my

confidants had a strong sense of alertness, they sobered up

them looked out the window and discovered that Justin was taking them to

inside the car

You were all asleep so I didn’t want to wake

remained unchanged.

“Oh, okay!”

the accelerator and abruptly spun the steering wheel. The entire