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.

but to bow to

which they had

tables on them and asked, “Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps it’s time we got down to business?” She even raised

turned to Suzanna, signaling her to

they had to drink one more glass of wine, they would surely collapse and spend their night in the private dining

gritted her teeth

with alcohol was

given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the

who caught her hint and smiled

have you seen the production plan for our upcoming male protagonist drama?”

is the latest

top picks for the

of glass shattering

Gwendolyn’s wine glass off

my God, I’m so sorry! I didn’t

must be kind of

Gwendolyn eyed her colleague suspiciously but

new wine glass, which she filled with

knowing looks with Peter and quickly raised their glasses to

not accept their toast and said, “There’s no rush for

as the last drink to

Peter did not understand what she was getting at but agreed

“Of course, of course.

the lady wants, she

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

and carried the documents with her, leaning closer to

were positively hypnotized

balanced the documents atop two neighboring

paid attention

agreed to all her suggestions, eager to get the

jumped on the opportunity to toast

now that we’re done talking business, let’s all have

no longer rejected the toast and lightly clinked her

no hurry

their glasses quickly and shot

the red wine was

the glass to

of hesitation, she finished

later, her vision

turned fuzzy, and she finally

their

dinner meeting, Maverick left the private dining room to

return to the private dining room, and on his way back, he spied a familiar–looking woman speaking with a

the woman; she had been showing off her BMW to Gwendolyn in the

particularly interested in eavesdropping, Maverick turned to

then, he overheard some alarming words in

to record Gwendolyn’s face

to prioritize me in your

worry about

won’t forget to reward

to return to the private dining

turned around when someone grabbed his

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

“These directors are influential figures in Grandeur

of them would make or

try not to upset them,

nodded expressionlessly

the

stopped staring at Gwendolyn

wanted to throw up under their lustful

was the first to

as pretty as

a

” “You’re too generous.

are truly

invited everyone to take their seats before toasting Gwendolyn, “This is your first business meeting since joining

toast to a

she spoke, she pushed a glass of red wine into Gwendolyn’s

the glass and sniffed the

1982 Château

What an excellent wine.

clinked glasses with Suzanna before polishing off the wine in a single

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

can hold your

How utterly charming.

you’ll accept my toast as

drama project? Why haven’t

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

you, Ms. Shalders?” They smiled at Gwendolyn and raised their glasses

not put off their requests and downed

the door to the CEO’s office at

politely handed a dossier on

have investigated

final, organized information we have on her background for your review,” Maverick

background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her life before she was

a line about her coming from

other details were available, not even regarding when

can’t investigate? Noah seemed to sense his employer’s doubts and asked, “Do

of documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true

be wasting our efforts

isn’t as simple as it seeMs. ” He strolled to the long windows in his office and

you have a dinner meeting tonight,

Are you going?” “Yes.

Suzanna and the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn at

not refused a drink during their three