Mr. Wright and Mrs. Right by Minerva Sowle

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,”

the documents from his assistant and read them several times, his

furrowed.

Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came

from an orphanage. No other details

someone in this world that my genius hackers

employer’s doubts and asked, “Do you want them to dig

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

to the long windows in his office and

and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week ago. Are you

“Yes.”

Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn at their business

had not refused a drink during their three rounds

off

of liquor she had drunk, which added

as she struggled to keep a

drinking. Even the

was about to

red wine and downed it when the others stopped

shot her dinner companions a smile so beatific it bordered on

but to bow to her

sight which they had to

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

even raised her glass to toast

turned to Suzanna,

had to drink one more glass of wine, they would surely collapse and

teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with

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

Peter, who caught her hint and smiled

have you seen the production

is the latest version. Why don’t

receive

glass shattering filled the

wine glass off the

Shalders. I must be kind

her colleague suspiciously but did not stop her

which she filled with red wine before handing

exchanged knowing looks with Peter and

no rush for that. Let’s treat this