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,”

the documents from his assistant and read them

furrowed.

Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to

coming from an orphanage. No other details were available, not

world that my genius hackers can’t investigate?

asked, “Do you

from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating her. The only thing

to the long windows in his office and lit a cigarette, his gaze dark and

iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was

“Yes.”

directors from Grandeur Group took

a drink during their three rounds

off six bottles

flushed despite the amount of liquor she had drunk, which added to her allure.

was frustrated, even as she struggled to

a heavyweight at drinking. Even the

about to collapse at the table.

her glass with red wine and

smile so beatific it

had no choice but to

a sight which they had to see to believe.

the tables on them and asked, “Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps it’s time we got down to business?”

glass

Suzanna, signaling her to

to drink one more glass of wine, they would surely collapse and spend their night in the private

teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no longer an option.

had given her a packet of odorless, colorless

caught her hint and smiled

Shalders, have you seen the production plan for our upcoming

Gwendolyn, explaining. “This is the latest version. Why don’t

stood up to receive the documents from

glass

had knocked Gwendolyn’s wine glass

Ms. Shalders. I must be kind of tipsy. Let me

eyed her colleague suspiciously but did not stop her

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