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.

came running over with two grilled pork belly skewers and handed them

going to drink to their hearts’ desire. So, they want us to eat well and enjoy ourselves too.

“All right then.”

ate one right in front of them, savoring every

grilled pork belly. They

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 both beer and wine in the backyard. Let’s have a few drinks. I’m sure Mr.

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

lasted until a little

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

heart. In this world, no

just smiled, not saying

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 forgive

the smile on Gwendolyn’s face gradually

drunk and talking nonsense. It’s getting late.

continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over to

his two confidants had been drinking in the backyard, they couldn’t drive. Justin was the only bodyguard who had only eaten

responsibility of driving Charles and the other two

vehicle had completely disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven quietly

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

Elven called out to

back to reality.

secretly added the drugs to their drinks. It should take

will also give us a chance to assess Maverick’s work

red wine with

along the highway. Since it was rather late at

air conditioning to a very comfortable temperature. Having had a few drinks, Charles’

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

fixed straight ahead, suddenly, an icy cold

It was Charles.

back to my place.

the two confidants had a strong sense of alertness,

them looked out the window and discovered that

the car suddenly became

turn? I’m sorry, Mr. Newton. You were all asleep so I didn’t want to wake you up. I thought taking

cold expression remained unchanged.

“Oh, okay!”

not slow down. Instead, he slammed on the accelerator and abruptly spun the steering wheel. The entire vehicle almost lost