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

hearts’ desire. So, they want us to eat well and enjoy

“All right then.”

the skewers and ate one right in front of

grilled pork belly. They

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

Mr. Newton probably won’t leave until very late tonight. Who knows how long you two will be hungry? We have

not resist the temptation of the grilled skewers. The grilled meat

meal lasted until a little after ten o’clock

happily. Charles’ handsome face flushed red, and his usually deep, azure eyes

I’m truly delighted that you’ve had a change of heart. In this world, no man is more deserving of you than me. We are a match made

not saying a

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

reminisced, the smile on

nonsense. It’s getting late. You should

continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over to help him

confidants had been drinking in the backyard, they couldn’t drive. Justin was the only bodyguard who had only eaten barbeque and did not consume alcohol due to his injuries not being fully

the responsibility of driving

vehicle had completely disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven quietly

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

Shalders?” Elven called out

to reality.

added the drugs to their drinks. It should take effect

a chance

glanced at the empty bottle of red wine with a

was rather late

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

relatively clear

an icy cold gun was pressed against the back

It was Charles.

way back to my place. Where

since the two confidants had

and discovered that Justin was taking them to the outskirts

atmosphere inside the car suddenly

asleep

cold expression remained unchanged.

“Oh, okay!”

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 tipping over and crashing off the