The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 31


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

for

his assistant and read them several times,

furrowed.

perfectly ordinary until it

her coming from an orphanage. No other details were available, not even regarding when she was first brought to

in this world that my genius hackers can’t

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

adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll

long windows in his office and lit a

you have a dinner meeting tonight,

“Yes.”

and the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn at their

a drink during their

polished off

had drunk,

frustrated, even as she struggled

her to be a heavyweight at drinking. Even the directors are getting tipsy. How is she perfectly fine?

to collapse

refilled her glass with red wine and downed

shot her dinner companions a smile so beatific it bordered on

no choice but to bow to

which they had to

did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too

even raised her glass

Suzanna,

of wine, they would surely collapse and spend

Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was

a packet of

glances with Peter, who caught her hint

the production plan for our upcoming

out some documents and handed them to Gwendolyn, explaining. “This is the latest version. Why don’t you take a look and let us know your

stood up to receive the

sound of glass

Gwendolyn’s wine glass

my God, I’m 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 from

glass, which she filled

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