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 them several

furrowed.

background seemed perfectly ordinary until it came to her life

was only a line about her coming from an orphanage. No other details were available, not

this world that

to sense his employer’s doubts and asked, “Do you want them

a stack of documents in his office, adding, “She’s deliberately hiding her true background from us. We’ll just be wasting our efforts investigating her. The only thing that’s certain is

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

you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week ago.

“Yes.”

three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting

not refused a drink during their three rounds

polished off six

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

struggled to keep a clear head.

heavyweight at drinking. Even the directors are

collapse at

wine and downed it when the

a smile

but to bow to her prowess.

truly a sight which they had

that’s too much liquor

glass to toast them.

three directors hastily turned to Suzanna,

one more glass of wine, they would surely collapse

Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was

her a packet of odorless, colorless powder to guarantee the success of their

caught her hint

seen the production plan for our

the latest version. Why don’t you take a look and let us know your

to receive the documents

glass shattering filled the room.

had knocked Gwendolyn’s wine glass

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

suspiciously but did

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