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 and handed

especially delicious. Give them a try! Ms. Shalders said she and Mr. Newton was going to drink to their hearts’ desire. So, they want us to eat well and enjoy ourselves too. There are two bottles of

“All right then.”

one right in

of grilled pork belly. They just

the nostrils of the two. They stared at the meat in Elven’s hand, swallowing their saliva and

tonight. Who knows how long you two will be hungry? We have both beer and wine in the

exchanged glances. Ultimately, they could not resist the temptation of the grilled skewers. The grilled meat

little after ten o’clock at

handsome face flushed

I’m truly delighted that you’ve had a change of heart. In this world, no man is more deserving of

just smiled, not saying a

at her tenderly. “When your mother passed away, I was immature and didn’t step up to protect and comfort you when you needed me the most. Instead, I went

they reminisced, the smile on Gwendolyn’s

It’s

continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over to help him

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

the responsibility of driving Charles and the other two

vehicle had completely disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven quietly

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

Elven called out to

snapped back to reality. “Were

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

This will also give us a chance

glanced at the empty bottle of red wine

vehicle traveled along the highway. Since it was rather late at night, there was very little

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

Charles managed to maintain a relatively clear

his eyes fixed straight ahead, suddenly, an

It was Charles.

way back to my place. Where are

and since the two confidants had a strong sense of alertness,

window and discovered that Justin was taking

the car suddenly became

chuckled sheepishly. “Did I take a wrong turn? I’m sorry, Mr. Newton. You were all asleep so I didn’t want to wake you up. I thought taking

cold expression remained

“Oh, okay!”

was speeding, and Justin did not slow down. Instead, he slammed on the accelerator and abruptly spun the steering wheel. The entire vehicle almost lost balance, nearly tipping