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 them to

their hearts’ desire. So, they want us to eat well and enjoy ourselves too. There are two bottles of beer

“All right then.”

skewers and ate one right in front

many people could resist the allure of grilled pork belly. They just

aroma wafted through the air and reached the nostrils of the two. They stared

tonight. Who knows how long you two will be hungry? We have

the grilled skewers. The grilled meat in Elven’s hand finally led

a little after ten o’clock

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

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

smiled, not

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 years. Can you

they reminisced, the smile

talking nonsense. It’s getting late.

called Justin over to help him into

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

the responsibility of driving Charles and the

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

room, her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her expression was cold and stern as she

Shalders?” Elven called out to her

reality. “Were

added the drugs to their drinks. It should take effect while they’re on the road

will also give us a chance

red wine with a faint

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

car’s air conditioning to a very comfortable temperature.

clear mind even though

suddenly, an icy cold gun was pressed against the back

It was Charles.

back to my place. Where are you

quite loud, and since the two confidants had a strong sense of alertness, they sobered up

discovered

the

Mr. Newton. You were all asleep so I didn’t want to wake you up. I thought

cold expression remained

“Oh, okay!”

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