The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

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

background for your

documents from his assistant and read them several

furrowed.

glance, Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came

from an orphanage. No other details were available,

someone in this world that my genius hackers

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

“She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating

strolled to the long windows in his office

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

“Yes.”

directors from Grandeur Group took turns

refused a drink during their

off

cheeks were mildly flushed despite the amount of liquor she had drunk, which added to her allure. Her gaze, however, remained

as she struggled to keep

be a heavyweight at drinking. Even

to collapse at

with red wine and downed it when the others stopped pouring liquor

her dinner companions a smile so

choice but

which they had

on them and asked, “Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too much

raised her

hastily turned to Suzanna, signaling her

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

Plying Gwendolyn with

she came, Eloise had given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the success of their

who caught her hint

have you seen the production

is the latest version. Why don’t you take a look and let

to receive

glass shattering filled

wine glass

I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it, Ms. Shalders. I must be kind of tipsy. Let me get

eyed her colleague suspiciously but

shortly with a new wine glass, which she filled with