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.”

the wine glass, closed her eyes, and

she was done, she let out a burp. The rich aroma of the wine reminded her it was a

went to

upside down, “All gone, not a drop left.”

shifted his gaze away, swallowing the last bit of the candy

leaned against the

She felt that Lucas had undoubtedly experienced an unprecedented

him would not be here, secretly drowning his sorrows

rarely face situations that could bring

it a matter

had not heard anything about Lucas having any recent

betrayed by

seemed improbable as Lucas’s friends

or love, it had to be

demanded that she convince Lucas to step down as

a father

would not do

but could not figure out why Lucas seemed so disheartened today. Unfortunately, she

her thoughts, Marion looked at the man beside her once

Was he asleep?

when he was asleep, he looked so