The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 289 Gwendolyn Pretends To Take The Bait

For some reason, Evelyn’s face emerged in Gwendolyn’s mind, for the latter seemed to know everything about Gwendolyn’s past in Fairlake.

Faced with Gwendolyn’s silence, Eloise gloated, “What’s it going to be, Gwendolyn? Are you panicking because you realize your harsh methods don’t work on me anymore?”

In spite of the taunt, Gwendolyn remained unfazed as a grin emerged on her face.

“I’ve always enjoyed a challenge. Since you don’t care about the consequences, I’ll just blow the matter up. I’m sure your parents and brother won’t be as nonchalant about it as you are.”

After glancing at her watch, Gwendolyn continued, “There are still eight minutes left. Let’s see how much your parents really love you when your birthday banquet ends up becoming the laughingstock of the city’s high society.”

“You… You really want to challenge me, don’t you!”

Eloise’s face contorted in fury beneath her makeup.

Both of them were subsequently locked in a stalemate, neither wanting to back down.

After all, Eloise couldn’t show weakness in front of the assistant and manager from Angle.

It wasn’t until Sherman’s voice rang out from the corridor that the impasse was interrupted.

“Eloise, Gwendolyn, what’s going on?”

Wearing an indifferent expression, Gwendolyn leaned elegantly against the door.

When Sherman shifted his gaze to Eloise, the latter kept mum.

In the end, it was the manager who came forward to explain the situation.

Upon learning of what happened, Sherman broke into a gentle smile while exuding a debonair aura.

“This is a trivial matter. There’s no need to kick up a fuss on Eloise’s birthday. I remember that she had extra costumes made and kept them in the storeroom.”

He subsequently instructed the housekeeper, “Go to the storeroom and get the group changed into their new outfits. Be quick about it.”

“Yes, Mr. Ferguson.”

Upset by the turn of events, Eloise folded her arms and rolled her eyes before turning to leave.

Nevertheless, the smile on Sherman’s face was just as warm. Being the gentleman that he was, he apologized to the girls in the room, “I’m sorry for the Ferguson family’s lack of hospitality. Let me make for it by apologizing over a toast later.”

Ferguson. That’s

Jennifer, all the other girls nodded shyly as the goodwill

matter, Gwendolyn turned

quickly caught up from behind. “I’m glad to be able to speak to

words, Gwendolyn

huge, both their

there that Sherman took a deep breath to steel

last time. I just feel indignant over the fact that you rejected me outright. At the very least, I deserve an explanation. I admit that I’m

help that she had explained

she had no choice but to snuff out whatever hope he

in my mind that the feelings you have for me are nothing more than a sense of stubborn familiarity, and you’re just numbing yourself with it. Besides, even if Cedrick didn’t exist,

face. The devastation they wrought within him filled him with dejection and rendered him

of his reaction, there was

the sound of hurried footsteps approaching. A male housekeeper from the banquet hall

you. He says it’s

scrutinized the housekeeper from head to toe. Thereafter, her lips curled into a slight smile while

ever wanted to see her, he would

do to me in the Ferguson residence? This

alluring smile, Gwendolyn turned around to glance at Sherman. He was still frozen to the spot, devastated by her earlier

right, lead the

bowed slightly before ushering Gwendolyn forward with

her dress elegantly,

sudden, a threatening aura crept up on her

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Gwendolyn Pretends

internally, Gwendolyn didn’t

housekeeper softened his footsteps, his long arms suddenly reached around her neck before

momentary struggle, Gwendolyn

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how the housekeeper was trying to drag the unconscious Gwendolyn away, dashed

doing? Let

housekeeper ignored his cries, Sherman came forward

arms.

Eloise emerged behind him and held him back. “Sherman, this is

mad? If anything happens to her in the Ferguson residence,