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 belly skewers and handed them

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

“All right then.”

skewers and ate one right in front

grilled

reached the nostrils of the two. They stared at the meat in Elven’s hand, swallowing

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

exchanged glances. Ultimately, they could not resist the temptation of the grilled skewers. The grilled

little

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

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

smiled, not saying

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

the smile on

talking nonsense. It’s getting late. You should head

but Gwendolyn called Justin over to help him into the

the backyard, they couldn’t drive. Justin was the only bodyguard who had only eaten barbeque and did not consume alcohol due to

took the responsibility of driving Charles and

completely disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven

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

Elven called

to reality. “Were

drinks.

us a chance to assess Maverick’s work

wine with a faint

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

to a very comfortable temperature. Having had a few

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

straight ahead, suddenly, an icy cold gun was pressed against the

It was Charles.

back to my

was quite loud, and since the two confidants had a strong sense of alertness,

window and discovered that Justin was taking

atmosphere inside the

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

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 balance, nearly tipping over and