NovelApexChapter 486
Vivian sabotaged her from behind, while she had already found her next target. In this endless cycle, she could
never escape the trap Vivian had set for her.
When Sarah saw that Melvin was also making progress without any interference, she realized Vivian was
targeting only her.
She gave up looking for targets and sat quietly on the sofa.
Sarah walked to the table, about to pick up a glass of wine when a voice suddenly appeared, "Don't drink that
glass, it's been contaminated by the cork."
She leaned in to smell it - indeed, there was a strong musty odor.
She looked at the person who had been speaking, an elderly man in worn pants. "How could you tell?"
"I smelled it."
She moved her hand to the glass next to it, and the svoice spoke again, "Don't drink that one either. The
sulfur dioxide concentration is too high. These cunning merchants add preservatives excessively to the wine, not
understanding what's actually good for health."
"What about this one?" Sarah pointed to another glass.
The elderly man looked, even picking his nose casually, "This wine smells quite good. Drink it."
Finally, sgood wine.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt
Sarah took a careful sip, only for the man to deliver his final blow.
"It smelled fine, didn't it? But telldid you notice a faint nutty flavor?"
Sarah frowned. "Yes."
"Exactly. That means this wine has been oxidized too early. You shouldn't drink it either."
"What?" Sarah choked slightly.
"It's just oxidized. Might taste a little stale, maybe even a bit bitter," he said with a shrug.
She barely managed to swallow, resisting the urge to spit it out.
Setting the glass down, she feigned composure. "It's a little sour, not really my taste. Like eating an underripe
orange-half yellow, half green, all acidity."
The old man's eyes lit up.
"Remarkable," he murmured. "That's exactly how | would describe it."
Sarah finally took a good look at the man before her - no, the elderly gentleman.
He wasn't well-dressed, wearing just casual clothes with several patches on his pants.
At first glance, she had thought he was a homeless who had somehow wandered into the venue.
But thinking carefully, a real
homeless guy re gottéh in
hay hejnawst fos meone who
preferred to keep a low profile. The
content is on novelenglish.net! Read
the latest chapter there!
As the elderly gentleman spoke with Sarah, he gestured to a server.
The waiter approached with a polite smile, holding a wine bottle. He poured about
a third of a glass and, still smiling, started to leave.
The elderly gentleman stopped him. "Has the wine been decanted?" He had clearly seen the server open a new
bottle directly.
The waiter's eyes widened, speechless.
Sarah understood - here was another
person who had judged by om
appeargnes,assbtitg the elderly
gentleman was a beggar and not
taking him seriously. The content is
on novelenglish.net! Read the latest
chapter there!
"| apologize for my oversight."
Sarah spoke firmly, "Be more careful
in the future. Use your head - how,
could someone dnd tasting not
URdErsth these things? If you just
judge by appearances, you're
lowering St. Ritz's standards.” The
content is on novelenglish.net! Read
the latest chapter there!
"I'm sorry." The server bowed deeply at ninety degrees, his eyes red and on the verge of tears.
Visit our social media platform to read fascinating stories every day and connect with the community!
