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.

no choice but to bow

truly a sight which they had

everyone stop drinking? If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps it’s time we got down

hastily turned to Suzanna, signaling her to fix

of wine, they would surely collapse and spend their night in the private dining

gritted her teeth in

with alcohol was no longer an

her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the

who caught her hint and smiled at

upcoming male protagonist drama?” While he spoke, he took out some documents

is the

and let us know your top picks for the

the sound of glass

Gwendolyn’s wine glass off

I’m so sorry!

must be kind

a fresh glass of wine,” Gwendolyn eyed

returned shortly with a new wine glass, which she filled with red wine

with Peter and quickly raised their glasses to

toast and said, “There’s no

this as the last drink to close

she was getting at but agreed

“Of course, of course.

the lady wants, she

there are some potential issues here,”

documents with her, leaning closer to hand

were positively hypnotized

Gwendolyn balanced the documents atop two neighboring wine glasses

the directors paid attention to what she had to

absent–mindedly agreed to all her suggestions, eager

on the opportunity

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

no longer rejected the toast and lightly

no hurry

other four people in the room downed their glasses quickly and shot Gwendolyn expectant or

aroma of the red

brought the glass to her

a moment of hesitation, she finished her

few seconds later,

turned fuzzy, and she finally collapsed heavily

others smiled in triumph, their gazes affixed

Maverick left the private dining room to visit

an emergency exit to return to the private dining room, and on his

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

in eavesdropping, Maverick turned

alarming words in

Zinn, please remind your fellow directors to record Gwendolyn’s face

sure to prioritize me in your future business

worry

won’t forget

impatient to return to the private dining room

when someone grabbed his collar fiercely from

smile froze at Gwendolyn’s question, but

whispered, “These directors are influential figures in

them would make or break our artists‘ casting

not to upset them, Ms.

Gwendolyn nodded expressionlessly

the

had not stopped staring at Gwendolyn since she entered the

to throw up

was the first

really as pretty as

got a

” “You’re too generous.

are truly exceptional and successful,” replied Gwendolyn

to take their seats before toasting Gwendolyn, “This

allow me to toast

she pushed a glass of red wine

the glass and sniffed the

a 1982

What an excellent wine.

before polishing

to flatter Gwendolyn, praising, “Ms. Shalders,

hold your drinks well

How utterly charming.

hope you’ll accept my toast as

Group’s drama project? Why haven’t any of you brought the subject up?” asked

get to it, but we should have a

Ms. Shalders?” They smiled at Gwendolyn and

off their requests and downed glass after glass of

the door to the CEO’s office at

handed a

have investigated her

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

glance, Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her life before she was

about her coming from

available, not even regarding when she was first brought

actually someone in this world that my genius hackers can’t investigate? Noah seemed

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

wasting our efforts investigating

isn’t as simple as it seeMs. ” He strolled to the long windows in his office and lit a cigarette, his gaze dark and

Maverick’s schedule on an iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a

Are you going?” “Yes.

the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting

drink during their