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.

Ezra came running over with two grilled pork belly skewers and

the skewers tonight are 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 beer for you over there.

“All right then.”

right

resist the allure of grilled pork belly. They just smelled way too

of the two. They stared at the meat in Elven’s hand,

how long you two will be hungry? We

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

meal lasted until a little after ten o’clock at

face flushed red, and

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

not saying

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

the smile on

talking nonsense. It’s getting late. You

called Justin over to help him into the

who had only eaten barbeque and

took the responsibility of driving Charles and

from Bay Villa, Elven quietly entered the

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

called out to her

reality. “Were the

secretly added the drugs to their drinks. It should take

will also give us a chance to assess Maverick’s

bottle of red wine with a faint glimmer in her beautiful

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

to a very comfortable temperature. Having had a

Charles managed to maintain a relatively clear mind even though he had been

drove with his eyes fixed straight ahead, suddenly, an

It was Charles.

way back to my place. Where

and since the two confidants had a strong sense

window and discovered that Justin was taking them to the outskirts of

inside the car suddenly became

all asleep so I didn’t want to

expression remained

“Oh, okay!”

down. Instead, he slammed on the accelerator and abruptly