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

a sight which they had to see

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 her

Suzanna,

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

her teeth

alcohol was no longer

packet of odorless, colorless powder

Peter, who caught

production plan for our upcoming male protagonist drama?” While

the latest

and let us know your top picks for the production?”

sound of glass shattering filled

wine glass off the

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

be kind of

Gwendolyn eyed her colleague suspiciously but did not stop

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

with Peter and quickly raised their glasses

and said, “There’s no rush

the last drink to

Peter did not understand what she was

“Of course, of course.

lady wants,

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

carried the documents with her, leaning closer

were positively

viewing, Gwendolyn balanced the documents atop two neighboring wine glasses

attention

suggestions, eager to get the discussion done and over

on the opportunity to toast Gwendolyn

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

and lightly clinked her wine glass with

in no hurry

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

the red wine

the glass

moment of hesitation, she finished her drink in

later, her

fuzzy, and she finally collapsed

their gazes affixed to Gwendolyn’s empty

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

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

recognized the woman; she had been showing off

eavesdropping, Maverick

he overheard some alarming words in the woman’s

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

me in your future business

“Don’t worry about

forget to reward

greedily, impatient to return to the private dining room

when someone grabbed his collar

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

whispered, “These directors

from any of them would make or break our artists‘ casting opportunities

to upset them, Ms.

Gwendolyn nodded

the table

staring at Gwendolyn since she entered the private

throw up under

was the first to

really as pretty as the rumors

got a great

” “You’re too generous.

three of you are truly exceptional and

take their seats before toasting Gwendolyn, “This is your first business meeting since

to toast to a

she spoke, she pushed a

around the glass

1982 Château Lafite

What an excellent wine.

smiled and clinked glasses with Suzanna before polishing off the wine

“Ms. Shalders, I didn’t take you

your drinks

How utterly charming.

hope you’ll accept my

for Grandeur Group’s drama project? Why haven’t any of

replied, “Of course, we’ll get to it, but we should have a few glasses and

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

requests and downed glass

Noah knocked on the door to

and politely handed

our men have

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

it came to her life

line about her coming

not even regarding when she was first

Noah seemed to sense his employer’s doubts and asked, “Do you

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

just be wasting

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

iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked

Are you going?” “Yes.

Grandeur Group took

drink