Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

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,”

documents from his assistant and read them several times, his

furrowed.

first glance, Gwendolyn’s background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came

other details were available, not even regarding when she was first brought

someone in this world that

sense his employer’s doubts and asked, “Do

Maverick closed the dossier and placed it on a stack of documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our

windows in his office and lit a cigarette, his gaze dark

an iPad and asked, “Boss, you have a

“Yes.”

the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn

drink during their three

promptly polished off six bottles

had drunk, which added to her allure. Her

was frustrated, even as she struggled to keep a

to be a heavyweight at drinking. Even the directors are

about to collapse

her surprise, Gwendolyn refilled her glass with red wine and downed

companions a smile so beatific

choice but to bow to her

sight which they had to see to believe.

asked, “Why did everyone stop drinking? If that’s too much liquor to handle, perhaps it’s time we got

her glass to toast

Suzanna, signaling her to fix the situation.

wine, they would surely collapse and spend their night in

her teeth in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no longer

packet of odorless, colorless powder

with Peter, who caught her hint and smiled

production plan for our upcoming male protagonist

handed them to Gwendolyn, explaining. “This is the latest version. Why don’t you

receive the documents from him.

of glass shattering filled the

Gwendolyn’s wine

God, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it, Ms. Shalders. I must be kind of tipsy. Let me get you a fresh glass of wine,”

her colleague suspiciously but did