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 handed

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 beer for you

“All right then.”

the skewers and ate one right in front of

the allure of grilled pork belly.

the two. They stared at

long you two will be hungry?

they could not resist the temptation of the grilled skewers. The

until a little after ten

Gwendolyn were chatting happily. Charles’ handsome face flushed red, and his

world, no man is more

just smiled, not saying a

and comfort you when you needed me the most. Instead, I went to the

the smile

It’s

continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over

had been drinking in the backyard, they couldn’t drive. Justin was the only bodyguard who had only eaten barbeque and

driving Charles and the

disappeared from Bay Villa,

was still sitting in the dining room, her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her expression was cold and stern as she

Elven called out to her

snapped back to reality. “Were the two

their drinks. It should take effect while they’re

give us a chance to assess Maverick’s

at the empty bottle of red wine with a

Since it was rather late at night, there

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

managed to maintain a relatively clear

drove with his eyes fixed straight ahead, suddenly, an icy cold gun was pressed against the back

It was Charles.

way back to my place. Where are you

loud, and since the two confidants had a strong sense

discovered that Justin

the car suddenly

I’m sorry, Mr. Newton. You were all asleep so I didn’t want to wake you up. I thought taking this route

expression remained unchanged.

“Oh, okay!”

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