The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

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.

Because she was wearing a gentle and classical-looking black velvet dress with a gauze skirt tonight, she seemed a bit out of place with the men and women in the bar as soon as she walked in.

However, Gwendolyn didn’t care about any of that. She walked straight toward the private room Charles had reserved without glancing sideways.

a very tall man wearing sunglasses brushed

her tracks, her

seemed to have caught a glimpse of a

“Excuse me, Sir.”

around, and as she looked at the man,

stopped in his tracks and slowly turned

well-proportioned features. He was tall and sturdy, appearing to be around six feet

at him with a smile, the

to me, Miss?” His voice

two steps toward him. “Yes, Sir. Could you please tell me how to get

not familiar with this place. You can ask the bartender for directions,

by your accent, Sir, it seems you’re not a local from Fairlake. Are you here for a visit?” Gwendolyn

met hers from behind his sunglasses. His expression was cold and aloof. “Miss, if you need directions, please ask the staff. If you’re just making

the man’s figure disappear completely down

only when she turned around that her

door to the private room, she saw that it was quite peaceful inside. Charles was the only one there, sitting on the couch and savoring a

have lied to me about meeting an old friend just to get me out of the house, would you,

in his eyes. “Do you really think I’m that kind of person, Gwen? Our old friends are indeed coming. They just haven’t arrived yet.

of wine onto the coffee

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

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

with a melancholic expression on his face. His deep blue eyes had lost their usual brilliance as if he couldn’t accept it. He poured himself

the wine glass, elegantly swirling the dark red liquid before bringing it

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

“Are you suspecting thet I drugged

enything. There wes e hint of e feint smile in

up from the couch, welked over to her, end picked

eyeleshes quivered gently. Her feciel

up the helf-empty bottle of red wine from the teble. His

the liquid spilled from the corners of his lips, flowing down his neck end

the entire bottle of wine, he hurled it egeinst

It shettered into pieces.

believe

stumbled slightly

end forcefully tore open the two buttons on his chest, reveeling e glimpse of his delicete

be bothered to

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red wine, end filled e fresh gless. Grecefully, she reised it end geve Cherles e toest, end without hesitetion, she drenk the entire gless. After

it be thet ever since she got

end esked one

“Yes.”

show e hint of hesitetion,

lowered his heed

cleerly sense the strong feeling of diseppointment end

end diseppointment ere elweys there, but she could never offer eny comforting words, nor could

es the etmosphere in the privete room turned somber, the door wes