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Lily rose with a warm smile. “You’re right. Everyone’s come from far away. Let’s eat first and talk business later. Oscar’s just a bit too earnest, that’s all…”
As she spoke, she picked up a wine bottle. “Come, I will pour for everyone.”
“Madam Lily, no!” Someone quickly stood and blocked her hand. “You’re a senior; how could we let you pour for us?”
He then took the initiative, walking around the table to fill everyone’s glasses. When he reached Yunice, he picked up her cup, filled it to the brim, and raised it toward her.
“Yunice, we’ve all known each other since way back. It’s been years. You just got married yesterday, but we didn’t get to celebrate, so tonight, let us all toast to you.”
Oscar clenched his fists. “Yunice doesn’t drink.”
“What?” The room erupted in laughter. “Oscar, are you serious? You really don’t know your own sister, do you? She can drink.”
“Exactly! You’ve been away too long. Yunice is not the quiet girl you remember. She can party hard. A little alcohol’s nothing to her.”
Oscar’s hands balled even tighter. “Are you all really here to help?”
“Oscar, come on. Drinking’s not a crime. We’re all drinking. You’ve just been out of the loop for too long. You’re too uptight.”
Sensing the tension, Elsie stood with a glass in hand and said sweetly, “Everyone came at my invitation. It means a lot. I’ll lead by example.”
Then, she tilted her head back and downed the wine in one go.
She turned to Yunice with a gentle smile. “Yunice, everyone’s being so welcoming. You can just drink a little.”
Yunice had chronic stomach issues. Even with careful management, drinking was completely off- limits.
Her eyes swept over the group. “I heard everyone here is doing quite well now. You must’ve all turned down important business to come tonight, didn’t you?”
They nodded and chimed in.
“Yeah, I canceled a meeting just to be here. You can’t make us drink alone, can you?”
“I even skipped a date.”
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Yunice smiled and turned to Elsie. “Did you hear that? Everyone sacrificed a lot just to be here at your request. If you only drink one glass, isn’t that a bit… disappointing?”
Elsie froze.
Owen stiffened. “What’s that supposed to mean? You know very well Elsie has health issues. She could barely manage one drink!”
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