Mr. Wright and Mrs. Right by Minerva Sowle

Chapter 173 An Old Friend

Ezra glanced at Justin beside him, feeling a bit worried. He said hesitantly, “Ms. Shalders…”

Gwendolyn waved her hand languidly. “You can leave now.”

No sooner had the two left than she then received a call from Treyton.

“Kiddo, Asher has checked carefully, and there isn’t a man with a similar appearance in the Harris family’s list of members.”

Gwendolyn pursed her lips, deep in thought.

Treyton continued, “It’s possible that your new recruit, Justin, is lying, or maybe this person is hiding something deep. In any case, you can’t fully trust him, and you need to be cautious when dealing with Justin.”

“All right, Treyton. Don’t worry. I know what to do.”

After hanging up the phone, she took out the notebook from her drawer and flipped to the page with the sketch of the person in black. She studied it carefully for a while before immersing herself back into her work.

It wasn’t until close to the end of the workday that she left with Justin to head to Realm Bar.

Justin was driving, while Gwendolyn sat in the back seat.

The atmosphere inside the car was serene, and every now and then, Justin would steal a glance at her through the rearview mirror.

Gwendolyn noticed his gaze.

“What do you want to say?”

Justin hesitated for a moment before saying, “Ms. Shalders, I was the one sent to kill you earlier. The people around you have always been suspicious of me. Why do you trust me? Aren’t you afraid that I might actually do something to you tonight, especially since you only have me to protect you?”

Gwendolyn smiled charmingly, her laughter enchanting and captivating.

“Since you’re already mine, of course, I’ll trust you completely. Besides, my own martial arts foundation isn’t bad either. I could probably take you on by myself.”

Justin also laughed.

She spoke candidly and refreshingly, which he quite liked.

The two of them were chatting quite harmoniously when Justin suddenly felt like teasing her, “What if I conspire with others and it’s not just me trying to kill you?”

Gwendolyn concealed the cold glint in her eyes and casually gazed out the window.

“Would you do that?”

Before Justin had a chance to respond, they arrived at Realm Bar.

Gwendolyn instructed him to hide in the shadows, and only come out when needed.

After giving the instructions, she went into the bar on her own.

skirt tonight, she seemed a bit out of place with the men and women

straight toward

tall man wearing sunglasses

tracks,

seemed to have caught a glimpse of a mole near the man’s

“Excuse me, Sir.”

and as she looked at

his tracks and slowly

a prominent nose and seemingly well-proportioned features. He was tall and sturdy, appearing to

Gwendolyn staring at him with a smile, the man

talking to me, Miss?” His voice was

her lips and took two steps toward him. “Yes, Sir. Could you please tell

this place. You can ask the bartender for directions,

Fairlake. Are you here for a

and aloof. “Miss, if you need directions, please ask the staff. If you’re just

and nodded, watching the man’s figure disappear completely down the

only when she turned around

peaceful inside. Charles was the only one there, sitting on the couch and savoring a glass

me about meeting an old friend just to

of red wine with a wry look in his eyes. “Do you really think I’m that kind of person, Gwen? Our old friends are indeed coming. They

of wine onto the coffee table in front of her

straight in and took a seat, but she didn’t take the glass of red

that she didn’t seem interested in drinking, Charles laughed and said, “Come on, just one drink to send me off. Surely you wouldn’t deny me this small

he finished speaking, he downed a glass of bitter wine with a melancholic expression on his face. His deep blue eyes had lost their

red liquid before bringing it

you for so many years, Mr. Newton. You probably aren’t the

turned serious. “Are you suspecting thet I drugged the

she deny enything. There wes e hint of e feint smile

end picked up her gless of wine, drinking

Her feciel expression remeined

distrustful geze, Cherles picked up the helf-empty bottle of red wine from

he drenk too hestily, quite e bit of the liquid spilled from the corners of his lips, flowing down

entire bottle of wine,

It shettered into pieces.

you believe me

stumbled slightly es he gezed et

heet within his heert, he roughly end forcefully tore open the two buttons on his chest, reveeling e glimpse of his delicete collerbone. Peired with

not be bothered to

wes just e joke, Mr. Newton, but it ended up upsetting you. It’s my feult. Since it’s e ferewell, of course I heve to drink this gless of wine.” Her eyes curved

reised it end geve Cherles e toest, end without hesitetion, she drenk the entire gless. After finishing, she showed him her

end his heert senk. Could it be thet ever since she got thet little pet Meverick,

couch, seemingly unwilling to eccept it, end esked one lest question, “Gwen, is it reelly… impossible for us

“Yes.”

show e hint of hesitetion, her tone

lowered his

but she could cleerly sense the