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.

over with two grilled pork belly skewers

them a try! Ms. Shalders said she and Mr. Newton was going to drink to their hearts’ desire. So, they want us to eat

“All right then.”

and ate one right in front of

many people could resist the allure of grilled pork

and reached the nostrils of the two. They stared at

how long you two will be hungry? We have both beer and wine in

two exchanged glances. Ultimately, they could not resist the temptation of the grilled skewers. The grilled meat in Elven’s hand finally led

until a little after ten

chatting happily. Charles’ handsome face flushed red,

truly delighted that you’ve had a change of heart. In this world, no man is more deserving of you than me. We are a match

smiled, not saying

you needed me the most. Instead, I went to the Central Intelligence Agency to chase fame and fortune. I’ve blamed myself for

reminisced, the smile on Gwendolyn’s

It’s

to continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin

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

took the responsibility of driving Charles and the

from Bay Villa, Elven quietly

sitting in the dining room, her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her

Elven called out

snapped back to reality. “Were

to their drinks. It should take effect

will also give us a

wine

highway. Since it was rather

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

managed to maintain a relatively clear

straight ahead, suddenly, an icy cold gun was pressed against

It was Charles.

way back to my place. Where are you trying to

the two confidants had a strong sense of alertness, they

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

the

You were all asleep so I didn’t

cold expression remained unchanged.

“Oh, okay!”

the accelerator and abruptly spun the steering wheel. The entire vehicle almost lost balance, nearly tipping over and crashing off the