FreeNovelSomeone at the banquet exclaimed in surprise, “Oh my God! Isn't that the Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon? It's known as the King of Wine in Matias and was sold for an astronomical price at the auction!” Florence also stared at the bottle in surprise.
She liked this wine. Back then when it was on auction, she wanted to buy it, but unfortunately, it was snapped up by an anonymous buyer.
She didn’t expect that buyer to be Marco.
Thanks to this bottle of unparalleled good wine, the topic of the party returned to wine tasting, and the atmosphere gradually improved.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe guests continued to enjoy the wines and talked happily amongst themselves. Many of them recognized several kinds of wines, but they were not at the level Loraine was.
After tasting the wines, Grady stepped forward and announced, “On behalf of the Cruz family, | declare that Loraine Torres is the final winner of this wine-tasting party!” Nobody disputed this. All the guests agreed with the decision.
It was obvious that there was no one better than Loraine at wine tasting.
Seeing that there were no objections, Grady looked at Florence and said, “Mom, please bring out the prize for the winner.” But Florence had a long face.
The other ladies present also Looked very unhappy.
Most of the Ladies who had been invited to the party more or less knew that the purpose of the event was to select a wife for Grady. The so-called wine-tasting event was to be used as a ploy to test the family background and talent of each young lady.
The fact that Grady declared Loraine as the winner meant that he wanted her to be his wife.
Florence forced a smile and said awkwardly, “You silly boy, today’s wine-tasting party is just to share our collection of wines with everyone. There is no winner or loser. Stop kidding!” “I'm not kidding,” Grady responded with a serious Look.
Florence's eyelid twitched, and she still tried to muddle through.
“Loraine tasted only one wine. So, we can't prove that she is the winner.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut Grady didn't agree. The mother and son stared at eqotrpter dither [ party wit I) Sive in to the other.
Loraine, the main character of this argument, looked indifferent.
She never intended to ask for a reward and neither did she care whether there was a prize or not.
But Wesley didn't want his beloved niece to miss any chance to get a prize, so he said, “Sj cM rs. Cruz) cer eon Papa) abilities, aybe we should continue with the competition. Who else here thinks she can defeat Loraine? You can come up and challenge her.”
Saying this, he looked around the banquet hall, but nom indicatel! interest ehlisnging his niece.
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