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 to

was going to drink to their hearts’ desire.

“All right then.”

the skewers and ate one right in front of them,

resist the allure of grilled pork belly. They just

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

two will be hungry? We have both beer and wine in the backyard. Let’s have a few drinks. I’m sure

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

a little

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

no man is more deserving of you than

smiled, not

“When your mother 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 to chase fame and fortune. I’ve blamed myself for this for many

they reminisced, the smile on Gwendolyn’s face

nonsense. It’s getting

called

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

of driving Charles and the other two

from Bay Villa, Elven quietly

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

called out

back to reality. “Were the

drugs to their drinks. It should take effect while they’re

will also give us a chance to assess Maverick’s

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

Since it was rather late at night, there was very little

adjusted the car’s air conditioning to a very comfortable temperature. Having had a few drinks, Charles’ two confidants were

maintain a relatively clear mind even

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

It was Charles.

my place. Where are

two confidants

them looked out the window and discovered that Justin was taking

the car

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

cold expression remained

“Oh, okay!”

he slammed on the accelerator and abruptly spun the steering wheel. The entire vehicle almost lost balance, nearly