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

furrowed.

seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her life

about her coming from an orphanage. No other details were available,

someone in this world that my genius

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

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

the long windows in his office and lit a cigarette, his gaze

“Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week

“Yes.”

the three directors from Grandeur Group

drink during their

polished off six bottles

had drunk,

frustrated, even as she struggled to keep a clear

her to be a heavyweight at drinking. Even the

was about to collapse at the

wine and downed it when the others stopped pouring liquor

dinner companions a smile so beatific it bordered on

choice but to bow to her

truly a sight which

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

her glass to

to Suzanna, signaling her to fix the

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

annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with

given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder

glances with Peter, who caught her hint and smiled

Shalders, have you seen the production plan for our upcoming male protagonist

he took out some documents and handed them to Gwendolyn, explaining. “This is the latest version.

to receive the

of glass shattering

wine

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

eyed her colleague suspiciously but did not stop her

shortly with a new wine glass, which she filled