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

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

“All right then.”

one right in front of them, savoring

allure of grilled pork belly. They

wafted through the air and reached the nostrils of the two. They stared at the meat in Elven’s hand, swallowing their saliva and

won’t leave until very late tonight. Who knows how long you two will be hungry? We have both beer and wine in the backyard. Let’s have a

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

lasted until a little after ten o’clock at

flushed red, and his usually deep, azure eyes

change of heart. In this world, no man is more deserving of you than me. We are

smiled, not

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

they reminisced, the smile

It’s getting late. You should head

continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over to

drive. Justin was the only bodyguard who had only eaten barbeque and did not consume alcohol due to his injuries not being fully healed

driving Charles and the other

had completely disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven quietly entered

her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her expression was cold and

Elven called out to her

reality. “Were the two confidants

secretly added the drugs to their drinks. It

will also give us a

the empty bottle of red wine with a faint

along the highway. Since it was rather late at night, there was very little

to a very comfortable temperature. Having had

managed to maintain a relatively clear mind

an icy cold gun was pressed

It was Charles.

way back to my place. Where are you trying

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

of them looked out the window and discovered

the car suddenly

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

expression remained

“Oh, okay!”

accelerator and abruptly spun the