The Ex and Her Riches novel (Gwendolyn and Maverick)

Chapter 191 The Dinner Was A Trap

Gwendolyn’s expression gradually hardened as she stared at him in disbelief.

With her tone a little melancholic, she said, “You don’t trust me?”

Charles chuckled. “Silly girl, I was just joking with you. Of course, I trust you. But was this wine prepared by you or Maverick? I don’t trust him.”

Gwendolyn showed him her empty red wine glass in her hand.

“I’ve already had a glass. So if the wine was tampered with, I should be the first to go down.”

Charles remained silent, gently swirling the red wine in his glass without taking a sip.

Gwendolyn was getting a bit upset. She pouted and glanced at the full bottle of red wine next to her. “Do you want me to do the same as you did last time? Should I finish the whole bottle of wine for you to believe me?”

Charles remained silent.

In a fit of defiance, Gwendolyn reached out to grab the entire bottle of red wine on the table.

Charles stopped her. “I believe you. Even if this bottle contains poison, I would still drink it because you are like a beautiful poison to me and have intoxicated me for a long time.”

He smiled dotingly. Finally, tilting his head back, he drank the glass of wine.

In the garden, Charles’ two confidants stood by the entrance, resembling a pair of statues.

Elven took the initiative to approach the two of them.

“Hey, it’s getting late. Have you two had dinner yet? We’ve secretly grilled some barbecue in the backyard. Do you want to come over and give it a try?”

Both confidants had cold expressions as they firmly rejected the invitation.

“No need.”

Elven was very patient. “Don’t be afraid. Ms. Shalders has always been very friendly. With her around, Mr. Newton won’t get angry. Besides, it’s already dinner time. Given the relationship between Mr. Newton and Ms. Shalders, we’ll all eventually become like family, so consider this an early opportunity to get acquainted.”

This time, both hesitated briefly before saying, “No need.”

They were stubborn. Elven was starting to wonder how he should continue to persuade them without being too eager, as it would raise their suspicions.

Soon, Ezra came running over with two grilled pork belly skewers and handed them to him.

“Elven, the skewers tonight are especially delicious. Give them a try! Ms. Shalders said she and Mr. Newton was going to drink to their hearts’ desire. So, they want us to eat well and enjoy ourselves too. There are two bottles of beer for you over there. Come on!”

“All right then.”

and ate one right in front of them, savoring

allure of grilled pork belly. They

through the air and reached the nostrils of the two. They stared at the meat in Elven’s hand, swallowing their saliva and feeling slightly

on. Let’s go. Mr. Newton probably won’t leave until very late tonight. Who knows how long you two will be hungry? We have both beer and wine in the backyard. Let’s have a few drinks. I’m sure Mr.

temptation of the grilled skewers. The grilled meat in Elven’s hand finally led them to

little after ten o’clock

Charles’ handsome face flushed red, and his usually deep, azure eyes seemed

world, no man is more deserving of you than

smiled, not

didn’t step up to protect and comfort you when you needed me the most. Instead, I went to the Central Intelligence Agency to chase fame and fortune.

smile on Gwendolyn’s face

drunk and talking nonsense. It’s getting late.

wanted to continue explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over to

in the backyard, they couldn’t drive. Justin was the only bodyguard who had

responsibility of driving Charles and

from Bay Villa, Elven quietly entered the

was still sitting in the dining room, her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her expression was cold and stern as

called out

snapped back to reality. “Were the two

the drugs to their drinks. It should take effect while they’re on

us a chance to assess Maverick’s work

of red wine with a faint

highway. Since it was rather

air conditioning to a very comfortable temperature. Having had a few drinks, Charles’ two confidants were

a relatively clear mind even though

fixed straight ahead, suddenly, an icy cold gun was

It was Charles.

back to my place. Where are you trying

voice was quite loud, and since the two confidants had a strong sense of alertness, they sobered

the window and discovered that Justin was taking them to the outskirts of

the car suddenly

chuckled sheepishly. “Did I take a wrong turn? I’m sorry, Mr. Newton. You were all asleep so I didn’t want to wake you up. I thought taking this route would be

cold expression remained

“Oh, okay!”

slow down. Instead, he slammed on the accelerator and abruptly spun the steering wheel. The entire vehicle almost lost balance, nearly tipping over and

seatbelts inside the car. His sudden move caused them to tumble,