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

she and Mr. Newton was going to drink to their hearts’ desire. So, they want us to eat well and enjoy ourselves too. There are two bottles of

“All right then.”

skewers and ate one right in

people could resist the allure of grilled pork belly. They just smelled way too

nostrils of the two. They stared at the meat in

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

the temptation of the grilled skewers. The grilled meat in Elven’s hand

meal lasted until a little after ten o’clock

happily. Charles’ handsome face flushed red, and his

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

smiled, not

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 to chase fame and

smile on Gwendolyn’s

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

Gwendolyn called

his two 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

of driving Charles and the other two back

completely disappeared from Bay Villa, Elven quietly entered

dining room, her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her expression was

Elven called out to her

to reality.

drinks. It should take effect while they’re on the road

give us a chance to assess Maverick’s work

at the empty bottle of red wine with a faint glimmer in

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

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

a relatively clear

an icy cold gun was

It was Charles.

way back to my

was quite loud, and since the two confidants had

window and discovered that Justin was taking

inside the car

sheepishly. “Did I take a wrong turn? I’m sorry, Mr. Newton. You were all asleep so I

cold expression remained unchanged. “Turn

“Oh, okay!”

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