Chapter 162
Paisley
y felt that Vivian’s mood was off, but she didn’t pursue it further. She carried Serena and walked out of the crowd to their corner to grab her phone
Habella quickly followed. “Mrs. Morgan, keep an eye on her, don’t let her run off.”
Paisley shot a sideways glance at Tabella and then asked Vivian, “What’s the retail price of this wine!”
Vivian Laughed. “Ms. Sutton, are you okay! Are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending? Do asking about the retail price! If we’re going by retail price, you couldn’t even afford an empty bottle.”
you know the value of this bottle You’re
Paisley knew about Cloud Crest Reserve’s market markup, but this was something she could control. “Alright, then how much is it?”
“200 grand” Vivian said directly, confident that Paisley wouldn’t have 200 grand. She was determined to humiliate this woman and make her beg
for mercy.
Paisley frowned, “200 g
grand
That was over ten times, a bit much. Looked like she needed to talk to Lucy about this. The market markup was getting too much, and it was not cood for the brand.
She wasn’t directly in charge of the winery’s operations. That was handled by a professional manager Lucy hired. She just needed to review reports periodically and occasionally craft a batch of premium wine herself
Vivian sneered. “Don’t have it? Well, you could always—” just as she finished speaking, Vivian’s phone made a loud notification sound for a
payment.
Your account received 200 grand” The sound was so loud that nearly everyone in the room heard it
Before Vivian could finish her sentence, she froze. She quickly grabbed her phone to check, and to her shock, she had indeed received 200 grand from Paisling
“How “Vivian couldn’t get a word elit.
Isabella and the other parents were also stunned, not expecting Paisley to transfer the 200 grand so easily, without even bargaining.
“Well, impressive” labella muttered jealously after the shock wore off. “I wonder where that money came from”
At this point, Paisley wasn’t interested in dealing with Vivian. She was more concerned about Serena, feeling that something was off with her.
And in definitely wasn’t because of the bottle of wine. Serena had always been raised with abundance, and she had no concept of money or valuable items. That was the confidence Paisley gave her.
Paisley knew that a broken bottle of wine alone wouldn’t make Serena cry. But no matter how she asked, Serena wouldn’t speak. She just pursed her lipa, tears rolling down her checks like silver beach.
“What’s going on here? A man’s furious voice suddenly rang out.
Paisley looked up and was
was surprised to see
to see the disgusting man who had just given her his business card at the shared sink.
Vivian quickly stood up to greet him. “Honey!“
Paliley raised an eyebrow. So this jerk was Millie’s father, the so–called handsome and family–oriented man everyone admired.
Nate pointed at the broken bottle of wine on the ground, his face contorted with anger. “Tim asking you, what happened here!”
It was rear that he was deeply pained by the loss of the wine. He furiously questioned Vivian, his voice filled with emotion. “Didn’t you say you
were just bringing at here to show them? Why is it broken?”
Vivian looked roubarrasser
lowered her wore as she tried to explain to her husband. “Tim sorry, honey, I didn’t expect this to happen. Then she
Nate followed her finger and saw Paisley sitting nearby. For a moment, his expression turned awkward.
That brief awkwardness didul escape Vivian’s notier, and her gaze toward Pandey gorwoolder.
Nare had been somewhat interrund in Paisley earlier, bait now that he saw the had a child with her, his interest diminished significantly. And now that her chided hard boken has precious wine, has anger odily intenslied
Kevin tried to mediate again. “Mr. Morgoni, please don’t be upset. Ms. Sutton has already compensated you with 200 graml”
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A regular worker would have to work for years to make that much money.
He thought this would calm Nate down, but to everyone’s surprise, it only made him angrier. 200 grand? A mere 200 grand for my bottle of wine?”
He glared furiously at Vivian, his usual gentle demeanor nowhere to be seen. “Do you even know that this wine was meant as a gift? Now that it’s ruined, how am I supposed to present it!”
Vivian hadn’t thought that far ahead. She had only brought it to show off, not realizing it was intended as a gift.
“I” Flustered; she turned to Paisley with a glare. “Ms. Sutton, what are you going to do about this?”
Paisley, irritated by all the noise, sighed. “Enough. Stop arguing. I’ll replace the bottle for you.”
Nate laughed coldly in anger. “Replace it? Bold of you to say! Go ahead, I’d like to see how you’ll replace it with an identical bottle!”
Paisley calmly called Lucy and sent her the address, asking her to deliver a replacement bottle as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, inside a private room, Max overheard the commotion outside. What’s going on out there?”
“I’ll go check,” said Leo.
Moments later, Leo returned. “Max, it’s the neighbor who saved you last time. It seems she’s in some trouble.”
“What kind of trouble?” Max asked.
“It seems her daughter accidentally broke a bottle of Cloud Crest Reserve, Leo explained.
Max nodded. “We should have that wine. Arrange for someone to fetch a bottle.”
