The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 234 Miss Cartier, What Are You Doing?

Wine was bitter, but candy was sweet.

Lucas looked down, deep in thought. Then, he put the bottle opener back in its place and placed the unopened bottle back on the shelf.

After reclaiming his seat next to Marion, he reached into her palm and took one candy.

He unwrapped the candy and tossed it into his mouth. When the candy touched his tongue, a slight sourness spread in his mouth, followed by the overwhelming taste of orange.

However, once he bit into the candy, the sweetness instantly masked the earlier. acidity.

She was right. It was sweet.

However, he wanted to push it a bit further.

Lucas turned to look at Marion, who had been watching him. “It’s not sweet enough. It’s a bit sour.”

“Huh?” Marion suddenly felt awkward. “Sorry, orange candies can be a bit sour.” He remained silent, staring at the glass in her hand. “Are you not drinking that?”

Following his gaze, Marion glanced at her wine glass. She had just taken a small sip just now, so more than half a glass of red wine was left.

The look in Lucas’s eyes suggested, “If you’re not drinking, I will.”

Marion quickly glanced at the two empty wine bottles nearby and nodded. “I am.”

lifted the wine glass, closed her eyes, and downed

out a burp. The rich aroma of the wine reminded her it was a good bottle.

it went to

the glass upside down, “All

swallowing the last bit of

eyes and leaned against the wine

had

like him would not be here, secretly drowning his sorrows in

rarely face situations that could

matter

heard anything about Lucas having

he betrayed

seemed improbable as Lucas’s friends appeared to be respectable

not friendship or love, it

of the recent incident when Arthur came to threaten her with divorce. He demanded that she convince Lucas to step down as the chairman of

a father would go

would not do that, would he?

not figure out why Lucas seemed

her thoughts, Marion looked at the man beside

Was he asleep?

asleep, he