Wooing My Ex-Wife

As Gwendolyn was wondering about it, a limited-edition black Lamborghini circled the fountain and came to a stop at the entrance of Angle's office building.

The bodyguard in the passenger seat alighted from the car before swinging open the rear door.

The woman who climbed out of the car wore a mature and elegant white dress, standing tall and slender while exquisitely dolled up.

It was none other than Sienna.

Aside from having the status of Asher's wife, she was once the most beautiful flight attendant in the Ministry of Aviation of Chanaea. "Why are you here, Sienna?" Gwendolyn greeted politely.

"Asher has gone to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to handle some matters. I had nothing to do, so I came to show my support."

At the sight of Gwendolyn, Sienna flashed her a sweet smile and intimately grasped her wrist. Shortly after, she noticed that the building was empty and instinctively glanced at the time. "Why is it still so quiet when it's already so late? Who's sabotaging things?"

Almost immediately, she realized that something was amiss.

If no big shots from the business world were to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony that day, the matter would make the news by noon.

Consequently, Gwendolyn's aspiration to establish her own career without the help of the Harris family would be a total joke to netizens.

The motive of the culprit behind the incident was as clear as day.

Gwendolyn's expression was grave. But seeing that Sienna was far more somber, she smiled at her in comfort. "Don't worry, Sienna. Perhaps they got held up on their way here."

She then turned to her assistant behind her, Joanne, who was transferred over from Fairlake. "Call those on the list of attendees. Ask them what happened and whether they would like some help." "Understood, Ms. Harris."

However, Sienna shook her head. "It can't be a coincidence when not a single person came. There's no need to comfort me when you're feeling worse." Gwendolyn smiled calmly. "What's there to fear? There are still twenty minutes to go, no? Besides, I'll still cut the ribbon even if no one comes today!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than a woman's unbridled laughter rang out from beyond the fountain.

In a long and enchanting purple dress, Lorelai sashayed over gracefully.

"This is truly the biggest joke I've heard today. It looks like no one is willing to give our princess the time of the day without the support of the Harris family. Aw, how pitiful." Gwendolyn's and Sienna's expressions went cold in concert.

"Why did you come here to mind other people's business instead of staying home to take care of your husband?" As no one else was there, Sienna did not bother showing her any respect.

"His mobility is limited, so I came for a look at things on his behalf." Rolling her eyes arrogantly, Lorelai snorted mockingly before turning to Gwendolyn. "I hope this incident today teaches you a lesson, Gwendolyn. You've got to realize that you're nothing without the Harris family!"

The corners of Gwendolyn's mouth turned up a fraction. Throughout it all, she appeared incredibly calm, showing nary a hint of panic.

"Oh? Aren't there twenty minutes more? Why are you so anxious?"

In response, Lorelai scoffed, "I'm afraid that no one will turn up even if you're given another hour. Just wait until you make a fool of yourself on the internet!"

Sienna instantly frowned. "Sure enough, you're the one sabotaging things!"

"Hey, don't simply accuse me. Gwendolyn has offended too many people, and none want to see her happy. I merely dropped by to see someone make a fool of herself."

While saying that, she had her bodyguard go into the office building and get her a chair. Thereafter, she sat waiting at the entrance.

There are only twenty minutes left. I shall see whether Gwendolyn can still feign calmness later!

Another five minutes flew past.

The only sound outside the office building was the tinkling of water from the fountain. It was so quiet that Angle's employees fell into despair.

Joanne frantically hurried over to Gwendolyn and reported in a muted voice, "Things aren't looking too good, Ms. Harris. Most of the guests claimed they couldn't make it due to some issues at their company. Some didn't even bother answering my calls. What should we do now?"

Lorelai, who had her ears perked up, heard that. Her smile grew even more triumphant.NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.

Gwendolyn lowered her head in silent contemplation.

Sienna likewise wore a grim expression on her face. "It's clear that these people have their orders to embarrass you on purpose. Why don't you push things back for half an hour? I'll call Asher and have him rush over. With him in attendance, a number of people will be pressurized to show up."

"No, it's okay." Gwendolyn placed a hand on her sister-in-law's phone before she continued, "It's just a ribbon-cutting ceremony. They thought I'd back down by asserting their dominance over me, but that's impossible! Joanne, make the arrangements for the ceremony—"

Before she could finish speaking, a series of shrieks and exclamations rang out from the building behind her. The atmosphere turned chaotically noisy.

"Oh my God, this is amazing! How I envy Ms. Harris!"

"This is great! Incredible, even! Ms. Harris has someone backing her up now! Hah! This will shut them up!"

The employees sprang to their feet, cheering with their phones in their hands.

At the entrance, Gwendolyn, Sienna, and even Lorelai wore puzzled expressions on their faces.

Scrolling through her phone, Joanne gasped in delight. "Quick, look at the news, Ms. Harris!"

Gwendolyn unlocked her phone in bewilderment, only to find that the few top trending topics were related to her.

One of them read: Jenson Group will be investing in the new entertainment company, Angle.

Another read: Mr. Jenson dotes on his fiancée openly, spending a whopping eighty billion.

All the netizens expressed their envy.

Eighty billion for investment was an astronomical sum, yet it made sense since Cedrick's family was the wealthiest family in the country.

Gwendolyn merely invested a billion in Angle Corporation's new business venture. Therefore, it was at the bottom of the ladder among entertainment companies. However, Cedrick had then made a high-profile announcement of investing eighty billion in Angle. In the blink of an eye, Angle's net worth had changed drastically.

At the very least, it had soared twenty places up the ladder.

It was an open display of connections.

After all, it did not only mean that Cedrick acknowledged this fiancée of his, willing to support her business wholeheartedly, but also signified that Jenson Group similarly backed Gwendolyn up. With Cedrick being the most sought-after bachelor in the whole of Chanaea presently, his action of ingratiating himself to Gwendolyn sparked the envy of the socialites from prominent families. Sienna clicked her tongue in relief. "Cedrick is quite a decent man, making sure to protect you at all times. It looks like your brothers don't need to worry so much anymore in the future with him here." Gwendolyn remained silent after scanning through the news. Despite the surprise on her face, her expression was still very much solemn.

Conversely, Lorelai crossed her arms, seething inwardly.

As far as I remember, Cedrick didn't even show up at Gwendolyn's party that day, making it evident that he had no regard for her. She has only gone to the Jenson residence to take care of him for a few days, yet he has taken a fancy to her so quickly?

She glanced at the time, only to see that it was already twenty minutes past nine.

Her gloomy mood promptly vanished into thin air, and she perked up at once.

“There are only ten minutes left.

I’m afraid there’ll still be no one coming to support you today.

It seems that your ribbon-cutting ceremony is still destined to be the greatest joke of the century even with Mr. Jenson backing you up! The Jenson family is going to be ridiculed as well! This is too funny!” She held her head high, feeling smug to the core.

Infuriated, Sienna was just about to rebuff her when the sound of engines approaching from afar split the air.

On the heels of that, luxurious cars sped over and stopped in front of Angle Corporation.