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,”

and read

furrowed.

came to her life before she was fifteen years old.

only a line about her coming from an orphanage. No other details were available, not even regarding when she was first brought to the

world that my genius hackers can’t investigate?

doubts and asked,

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 efforts investigating her. The only thing that’s certain is that her background isn’t as simple as

office and lit a cigarette, his gaze

asked, “Boss, you have a dinner meeting tonight, which was booked a week ago. Are you going?”

“Yes.”

the three directors from Grandeur Group took turns toasting Gwendolyn

had not refused a drink during their three

promptly polished off six

of liquor she had drunk,

she struggled

expect her to be a heavyweight at drinking. Even the directors are getting tipsy. How

collapse at the

with red wine and downed

a smile so beatific it bordered on a

choice but to bow

sight which they had to see

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

even raised her glass to

Suzanna, signaling her to fix the

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

in annoyance. Plying Gwendolyn with alcohol was no longer

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

Peter, who caught her hint

the production plan

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

receive the

glass shattering filled the room.

wine glass off the table.

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

her colleague suspiciously but did not