Chapter 869

Chapter 869:

The waiter stiffened slightly under her gaze but quickly composed himself, offering a well-practiced explanation.

“It was poured earlier to aerate, ma’am. Fine wines like this need time to breathe—it enhances the flavor. Standard practice for premium selections.”

Carrie frowned slightly. Before she could dwell on it, Mr. Singh picked up the decanter himself. With effortless grace, he poured a rich, deep red liquid into a glass and gave it a slow swirl.

“You may not know this, Ms. Campbell, but this particular wine needs six hours of aeration to reach its peak.”

The light hit the glass just right, making the wine shimmer like a ruby. Mr. Singh lifted it to his nose, inhaling deeply before taking a slow, appreciative sip.

“Ah… ripe blackcurrant, with undertones of pear and the faintest trace of tobacco.”

As he placed his glass down, he instinctively reached for another. But before he could, the waiter moved first, smoothly handing him a glass from the edge of the cart.

didn’t seem to notice. He poured another glass and held it out to Carrie,

it a try. It’s quite light on

could already imagine the unspoken thoughts in the room—She can’t even share

with a polite smile, she accepted

moment the liquid touched her tongue,

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it, something that felt off. But when she looked up, she kept

no wine expert, so I can’t really pick up on all the subtle flavors… but it does taste quite

of the things Mr. Singh had described. No blackcurrant. No pear. No tobacco. Just

connoisseur. She had tried cocktails before that had a

to say much. It

Singh laughed heartily, setting his glass

working with people like you! Nothing worse than someone pretending to know what

downed the rest of

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