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

Ms. Shalders said she and Mr. Newton was going to drink to their hearts’ desire. So,

“All right then.”

right in

resist the allure of grilled pork belly.

the nostrils of the two. They stared at the

be hungry? We have both beer and wine in the

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

lasted until a little

handsome face flushed red, and his usually deep,

you’ve had a change of heart. In this world, no

just smiled, not

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 to the Central Intelligence Agency to chase fame and fortune. I’ve blamed myself for this for many

they reminisced, the smile on

talking nonsense. It’s getting late. You should

but Gwendolyn called Justin over to help him into the

only bodyguard who had only eaten barbeque and

responsibility of driving Charles and the other two back

military vehicle had completely disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven quietly entered the

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

Elven called

reality. “Were the two confidants

drinks. It should take

a chance to assess Maverick’s

of red wine with a

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

car’s air conditioning to a very comfortable temperature.

to maintain a relatively clear mind even though

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

It was Charles.

the way back to my

since the two confidants

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

atmosphere inside the car suddenly became

sorry, Mr. Newton. You were all asleep so I

cold expression remained unchanged. “Turn

“Oh, okay!”

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