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 and

was going to drink to their hearts’ desire. So, they want us to eat well and enjoy ourselves

“All right then.”

took the skewers and ate one right in front of them, savoring

allure of grilled pork belly. They just smelled way too

the air and reached the nostrils of the two. They stared

hungry? We have both beer and wine in the backyard. Let’s have a few drinks. I’m sure Mr. Newton won’t give you

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

until a little after ten o’clock at

Charles’ handsome face flushed red, and his usually

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

not saying

you when you needed me the most. Instead, I went to the Central Intelligence Agency to chase

smile on

you’re drunk and talking nonsense. It’s

called Justin over to help him into the

his two confidants had been drinking in the backyard, they couldn’t drive. Justin was the only bodyguard who had only eaten barbeque and did not consume alcohol due

of driving Charles

had completely disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven

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

Shalders?” Elven called out to

back to reality. “Were

added the drugs to their drinks. It should take effect while

This will also give us a chance to assess Maverick’s

at the empty bottle of red wine with a faint glimmer in

highway. Since it was rather late at night, there

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

to maintain a relatively clear mind even though he had been

drove with his eyes fixed straight ahead, suddenly, an icy cold gun was

It was Charles.

back to my place. Where are you trying

loud, and since the two confidants had a strong sense of alertness, they sobered up

and discovered that Justin

atmosphere inside the car suddenly became

asleep so I didn’t want to wake you up. I thought taking this route

remained

“Oh, okay!”

and abruptly spun the steering wheel. The entire vehicle almost