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.

Ezra came running over with two grilled pork belly

delicious. Give them a try! Ms. Shalders said she and Mr. Newton was 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

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

the two. They stared at the meat in Elven’s hand, swallowing their saliva and feeling slightly

go. Mr. Newton probably 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 few drinks. I’m sure Mr. Newton

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

until a little after

flushed red, and his usually deep, azure eyes

heart. In this world, no man is more

just smiled, not

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 forgive

they reminisced, the smile on Gwendolyn’s face

nonsense. It’s getting late. You should head

called

the only bodyguard who had only eaten barbeque and did not consume

responsibility of driving Charles and the other two

vehicle had completely disappeared from Bay Villa,

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

Shalders?” Elven called out

back to reality. “Were

added the drugs to their drinks. It

also give us a

bottle of red wine with a faint glimmer

highway. Since it was rather late at night, there

temperature. Having had a few drinks, Charles’

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

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

It was Charles.

the way back to my place. Where are you

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

looked out the window and discovered that Justin was taking them to the

atmosphere inside the

asleep so I didn’t want to wake you up. I thought taking this route

remained unchanged. “Turn

“Oh, okay!”

Justin did not slow down. Instead, he slammed on the accelerator and abruptly spun the steering