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

which they had to see to

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

Suzanna, signaling

more glass of wine, they would surely collapse and

gritted her teeth

alcohol was no

of odorless, colorless

Peter, who caught

production plan for our upcoming male protagonist drama?” While he spoke, he took out

is the

top picks for the production?” Gwendolyn

of glass shattering filled the

Gwendolyn’s wine

I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it,

be kind of

get you a fresh glass of wine,” Gwendolyn eyed her

she filled with red wine

with Peter and quickly raised their glasses to

toast and said, “There’s no rush for

last drink to

what she was getting at but

“Of course, of course.

the lady wants,

are some potential issues here,”

the documents with her, leaning closer

three men were positively hypnotized by her

the documents atop two neighboring wine glasses

directors paid attention to what she had to

suggestions, eager to get the

the opportunity to

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

Gwendolyn no longer rejected the toast and lightly clinked her wine

she was in no hurry

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

the red wine was

glass

of hesitation, she finished her drink

later, her vision

turned fuzzy, and she

in triumph, their gazes

his dinner meeting, Maverick left the private

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

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

particularly interested in eavesdropping, Maverick

alarming words

directors to

me

worry about

won’t forget

to return to the private dining room

someone grabbed his collar fiercely

smile froze at Gwendolyn’s question, but she

Gwendolyn aside and whispered, “These directors

would make or break our artists‘ casting opportunities in the

not to upset

nodded expressionlessly in

the table after

Harry, and Peter had not stopped staring at Gwendolyn since

throw up under their lustful

the first

you’re really as pretty

a

” “You’re too generous.

truly exceptional and

“This is your first

to toast

As she spoke, she pushed a glass

the glass and sniffed

1982 Château

What an excellent wine.

glasses with Suzanna before polishing

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

hold your drinks well

How utterly charming.

hope you’ll accept my toast as

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

we should have

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

did not put off their requests

the door to the CEO’s office at

and politely handed a dossier on Gwendolyn’s

have investigated

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

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

about her coming from

even regarding when she was first brought to the

genius hackers can’t investigate? Noah seemed to

a stack of documents in his

just be wasting our efforts investigating

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

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

Are you going?” “Yes.

three directors from Grandeur Group

refused a drink