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.

poured another glass and held it out

it a try. It’s quite light

could already imagine the unspoken thoughts in

a polite smile, she accepted the glass and

touched her tongue,

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looked up, she kept her

I can’t really pick up on all the subtle flavors…

things Mr. Singh had described. No blackcurrant. No pear.

a wine connoisseur. She had tried cocktails before that had a bitter finish, even with fruit juice mixed in. Maybe that was just

really didn’t need to say much. It was just a

laughed heartily,

with people like you! Nothing worse than someone pretending to know what they don’t.

the rest of his

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