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.”

right in front of them, savoring

many people could resist the allure of grilled pork belly. They

and reached the nostrils of the two. They stared at the meat in Elven’s hand, swallowing

hungry? We have both beer and wine

the temptation of the grilled skewers. The grilled meat in Elven’s

meal lasted until a little after ten o’clock at

flushed red, and his

no

smiled, not saying a

when you needed me the

smile on Gwendolyn’s

talking nonsense. It’s

explaining, but Gwendolyn called Justin over to help him into the

who had only eaten barbeque and did not consume alcohol due

driving Charles and the other two back

from Bay

her eyes fixed straight ahead. Her expression was cold and stern as she was

called out to

back to reality. “Were the two confidants

to their drinks. It should take

also give us a chance to assess

of red wine with a faint

highway. Since it was rather

comfortable temperature. Having had a few

managed to maintain a relatively clear mind even though he

fixed straight ahead, suddenly, an icy cold gun was pressed against the back of

It was Charles.

way back to my place. Where

confidants had a strong sense of alertness, they sobered

and discovered that Justin was taking them to the outskirts of

atmosphere inside the car

“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

cold expression remained unchanged.

“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 crashing off

the car. His sudden move caused them to tumble, crashing into the