Wooing My Ex-Wife

Chapter 31 Heavyweight Drinker Suzanna’s smile froze at Gwendolyn’s question, but she quickly composed herself and smiled even more brightly.

She pulled Gwendolyn aside and whispered, “These directors are influential figures in Grandeur Group.

One word from any of them would make or break our artists‘ casting opportunities in the drama.

So try not to upset them, Ms. Shalders.

” Gwendolyn nodded expressionlessly in response.

They returned to the table after their whispering.

Tom, Harry, and Peter had not stopped staring at Gwendolyn since she entered the private room.

Gwendolyn wanted to throw up under their lustful stares.

Tom was the first to speak up.

“Ms. Shalders, you’re really as pretty as the rumors say.

You’ve got a great figure too.

” “You’re too generous.

The three of you are truly exceptional and successful,” replied Gwendolyn obligingly.

Suzanna quickly invited everyone to take their seats before toasting Gwendolyn, “This is your first business meeting since joining the company, Ms. Shalders.

Please allow me to toast to a successful deal.

” As she spoke, she pushed a glass of red wine into Gwendolyn’s hand.

Gwendolyn swirled the liquor around the glass and sniffed the bouquet elegantly.

“Hmm, a 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild.

What an excellent wine.

” She smiled and clinked glasses with Suzanna before polishing off the wine in a single gulp.

Harry jumped in to flatter Gwendolyn, praising, “Ms. Shalders, I didn’t take you for a wine aficionado.

You can hold your drinks well too.

How utterly charming.

I hope you’ll accept my toast as well.

” “Aren’t we discussing the casting for Grandeur Group’s drama project? Why haven’t any of you brought the subject up?” asked Gwendolyn.

Calmly, one of the directors replied, “Of course, we’ll get to it, but we should have a few glasses and relax before getting down to serious business.

I’m sure you understand how this works, don’t you, Ms. Shalders?” They smiled at Gwendolyn and raised their glasses at her.

Gwendolyn did not put off their requests and downed glass after glass of wine.

Meanwhile, Noah knocked on the door to the CEO’s office at Wright Construction Group.

He entered the room and politely handed a dossier on Gwendolyn’s background to Maverick.

“Boss, our men have investigated her three times.

This is the final, organized information we have on her background for your review,” Maverick received the documents from his assistant and read them several times, his brows slightly furrowed.

At first glance, Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her life before she was fifteen years old.

There was only a line about her coming from an orphanage.

No other details were available, not even regarding when she was first brought to the orphanage.

Is there actually someone in this world that my genius hackers can’t investigate? Noah seemed to sense his employer’s doubts and asked, “Do you want them to dig deeper?” “No.

” Maverick closed the dossier and placed it on a stack of documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us.

We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating her.

The only thing that’s certain is that her background isn’t as simple as it seeMs. ” He strolled to the long windows in his office and lit a cigarette, his gaze dark and thoughtful.

Noah checked Maverick’s schedule on an iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week ago.

Are you going?” “Yes.

” Suzanna and the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn at their business meeting.

Gwendolyn had not refused a drink during their three rounds of toasts.

The party promptly polished off six bottles of red wine.

Gwendolyn’s cheeks were mildly flushed despite the amount of liquor she had drunk, which added to her allure.

Her gaze, however, remained lucid.

Suzanna was frustrated, even as she struggled to keep a clear head.

I didn’t expect her to be a heavyweight at drinking.

Even the directors are getting tipsy.

How is she perfectly fine? Everyone was about to collapse at the table.

To her surprise, Gwendolyn refilled her glass with red wine and downed it when the others stopped pouring liquor for her.

Then, she shot her dinner companions a smile so beatific it bordered on a taunt.

choice but to bow to

sight which they had

stop drinking? If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps it’s time we got down to business?” She even raised her glass to toast

to Suzanna, signaling her

of wine, they would surely collapse and

gritted her teeth

alcohol was

her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the

who caught her hint and smiled at

production plan for our upcoming male protagonist drama?” While

is the

you take a look and let us know your top picks for the production?” Gwendolyn stood

the sound of glass shattering

knocked Gwendolyn’s wine

so

be

of wine,” Gwendolyn eyed her colleague suspiciously but did not stop

glass, which she filled

with Peter and quickly

did not accept their toast and

last

she was getting

“Of course, of course.

lady wants,

list, but I think there are some potential issues here,” Gwendolyn pointed out while

the documents with her, leaning closer to hand

men were positively hypnotized

easier viewing, Gwendolyn balanced the documents atop two neighboring wine glasses before giving her

paid attention to what she had

absent–mindedly agreed to all her suggestions, eager to get

the opportunity to toast

let’s all

rejected the toast and lightly clinked her wine

she was in no hurry to touch

downed their glasses quickly and shot Gwendolyn expectant or

of the

brought the glass

she finished her drink in

few seconds later,

and she finally collapsed heavily across

smiled in triumph, their gazes affixed to

of his dinner meeting, Maverick left the private dining room to visit

and on his way

woman; she had been showing

eavesdropping,

overheard some alarming words in the

Zinn, please remind your fellow directors to record

make sure to prioritize me in your future

“Don’t worry about

won’t forget

hands greedily, impatient to return to the private dining room where

had barely turned around when someone grabbed his collar fiercely

but she quickly composed herself and smiled even more

Gwendolyn aside and whispered, “These directors are influential

or break our

to

Gwendolyn nodded

the table after their

Peter had not stopped staring at Gwendolyn since she entered

wanted to throw up under

first to speak

you’re really as

a great figure

” “You’re too generous.

you are truly exceptional and

toasting Gwendolyn, “This is your first business meeting since joining the company,

me to toast

she pushed a glass of red

liquor around the glass and

1982

What an excellent wine.

Suzanna before polishing off

Gwendolyn, praising, “Ms. Shalders, I didn’t take you

hold your drinks well

How utterly charming.

accept my toast as

we discussing the casting for Grandeur Group’s drama project? Why haven’t any of you brought the subject

directors replied, “Of course, we’ll get to it, but we should have a few glasses and relax before getting down

don’t you, Ms. Shalders?” They smiled at Gwendolyn and raised their glasses

not put off their requests and

Noah knocked on the door to

room and politely handed a dossier on Gwendolyn’s

have investigated

is the final, organized information we have on her background for your review,” Maverick received the documents from his assistant and read them

until it came to her life before she was fifteen

about her coming from

other details were available, not even regarding when she was first brought

my genius hackers can’t investigate? Noah seemed to sense his employer’s doubts and asked, “Do you want them

Maverick closed the dossier and placed it on a stack of documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background

be wasting

simple as it seeMs. ” He strolled to the long windows in his office

on an iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which

Are you going?” “Yes.

the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn

drink during their