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

her background for your review,”

received the documents from his assistant and read

furrowed.

Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her life before she was fifteen

No other details were available, not even regarding when she was first

actually someone in this world that my genius

sense his employer’s doubts and asked,

hiding her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating

long windows in his office and lit a cigarette, his gaze dark and thoughtful.

Maverick’s schedule on an iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week ago. Are you

“Yes.”

took turns toasting Gwendolyn at

had not refused a drink during their

promptly polished off six

liquor she had drunk, which added to her allure. Her gaze, however,

struggled

heavyweight at drinking. Even the directors are getting tipsy. How

about to collapse at the table.

wine and downed it when the others

dinner companions a smile so beatific

no choice but to bow to her

truly a sight which they had to see to

did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps it’s time

raised her glass to

Suzanna, signaling her to fix the situation.

glass of wine, they would surely collapse and spend

in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no

came, Eloise had given her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the

who caught her

seen the production plan for our upcoming male protagonist drama?”

“This is the latest version. Why don’t you take a look and let

receive the documents from

sound of glass shattering filled the room.

had knocked Gwendolyn’s wine

so sorry! I didn’t mean it, Ms. Shalders. I must

colleague suspiciously but did not stop her from leaving.

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