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

a sight which they had to see to

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

to Suzanna, signaling her to fix the

drink one more glass of wine, they would surely

gritted her teeth

was

came, Eloise had given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder

with Peter, who caught her hint

upcoming male protagonist drama?” While he spoke,

the

let us know your top picks for the production?” Gwendolyn stood up to receive the documents from

of glass shattering filled the

knocked Gwendolyn’s wine glass off the

“Oh my God, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it, Ms.

must be kind of

get you a fresh glass of wine,” Gwendolyn eyed

wine glass, which she filled

looks with Peter and quickly raised their glasses to toast

accept their toast and said, “There’s no rush for

this as the last drink to close the

did not understand what she was getting at

“Of course, of course.

the lady wants, she

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

carried the documents with her, leaning

were positively hypnotized by her svelte

atop two neighboring wine

attention to what

agreed to all her suggestions, eager to get

the opportunity to toast

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

and

in no hurry

the room downed their glasses

aroma of the

glass to

a moment of hesitation, she

seconds later, her vision

she finally collapsed heavily across the

others smiled in triumph, their gazes affixed to Gwendolyn’s

meeting, Maverick left the private dining

to the private dining room, and on his way back, he

a second look and recognized the woman; she had been showing off her BMW to Gwendolyn in the parking lot some

particularly interested in eavesdropping,

then, he overheard some alarming words in

to record Gwendolyn’s face

make sure to prioritize me

“Don’t worry

forget to reward

Peter rubbed his hands greedily, impatient to return to the private

someone grabbed his collar

question, but she quickly composed herself and smiled even

pulled Gwendolyn aside and whispered, “These directors are

or break our

to upset them,

Gwendolyn nodded

to the table after

and Peter had not stopped staring at Gwendolyn since she entered the

up

first to speak

you’re really as pretty as the

a great

” “You’re too generous.

of you are truly exceptional and

before toasting Gwendolyn, “This is your first

toast to a

spoke, she pushed a glass of

the liquor around the glass and sniffed the bouquet

a 1982

What an excellent wine.

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

jumped in to flatter Gwendolyn, praising, “Ms. Shalders, I didn’t

your drinks well

How utterly charming.

accept

Group’s drama project? Why haven’t

to it, but we should have a few glasses and relax before getting down to

how this works, don’t you, Ms. Shalders?” They smiled at

not put off their requests and downed

door to

the room and politely handed a dossier on Gwendolyn’s

our men have investigated

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

first glance, Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it

was only a line about her coming

not even regarding

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

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

wasting

is that her background isn’t as simple as it seeMs. ” He strolled to the

asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting

Are you going?” “Yes.

Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn at their

a drink during their three rounds of