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

Give them a try! Ms. Shalders said she and Mr. Newton was going to drink to their hearts’ desire.

“All right then.”

ate one right in front of them,

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

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

Who knows how long you two will be hungry? We have both beer and wine in the backyard. Let’s have a few drinks. I’m sure Mr.

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

meal lasted until a little after

handsome face flushed red, and his usually deep, azure eyes

had a change of heart. In this world, no man

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 to the Central Intelligence Agency to chase fame and fortune.

reminisced, the smile on Gwendolyn’s face

drunk and talking nonsense. It’s getting

wanted to continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over to

who had only eaten barbeque and did not consume alcohol due to his injuries not being

took the responsibility of driving Charles and the other two back

completely disappeared from

her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her expression was cold

Elven called out

snapped back to reality. “Were the

drinks. It should take effect while they’re on the

us a chance to assess Maverick’s work

glanced at the empty bottle of red wine

it was rather late at night, there was very

a very comfortable temperature. Having had a

to maintain a relatively clear mind

straight ahead, suddenly, an icy

It was Charles.

to my place.

and since the two confidants had a

out the window and discovered that Justin

the car

chuckled sheepishly. “Did I take a wrong turn? I’m sorry, Mr. Newton. You were all asleep so I didn’t

cold expression remained unchanged.

“Oh, okay!”

slammed on the accelerator and abruptly