NovelApexChapter 489
"Together with an old man, how ridiculous."
"Has Sarah really gone mad, dancing with a homeless!"
"Shh, keep your voice down. People at wine tastings aren't ordinary folk, watch what you say."
"Look at his shabby clothes - he can't possibly be anyone important."
Under the spotlight, Zachary and Vivian danced the waltz. Vivian's hand rested lightly on his shoulder as she
gazed at his handsface, momentarily distracted because his eyes were focused not on her, but on...
Nearby, Sarah danced with the elderly gentleman. Though thad whitened his hair, it couldn't diminish his
upright bearing. Through time's tunnel, she could almost see his youthful demeanor.
No, something wasn't right!
She looked sharply at Zachary, whose eyes held a subtle smile. This elderly gentleman was no homeless!
He was...!
As the orchestra played the waltz, Sarah saw for the first thow serious the elderly gentleman looked. He kept
his eyes downcast toward her, as if trying to see through her to another soul.
Now he showed none of his earlier humor critiquing wines, nor his playfulness talking with Scarlett. Through
time's veil, she glimpsed the dignity of his youth.
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"When | was young, | attended a dance. | was just a green boy then, had never seen anything like it. Too shy and
insecure to speak. Then she appeared before me, pulledto dance. I'll never forget that radiant smile | saw for
the first time," the elderly gentleman reminisced.
Sarah ventured, "Did you fall in love with her?"
"No. | could barely dance then, kept stepping on her feet. Everyone in the hall laughed at me. | vowed I'd master
the waltz one day and ask her to dance again." "Did you succeed?"
The elderly gentleman continued, "No. She could never dance again."
Sarah fell silent, unsure what to ask - should she ask if the woman had died?
"Young lady, you're very much like her when she was young. Even the way you talk about wine is similar," the
elderly gentleman's eyes grew softer.
"Perhaps | could have been her friend."
"That's not possible now. She's gone."
As the dance ended, his once-straight spine suddenly curved again, making Sarah suspect it was deliberate.
Back at his seat, he seemed like a different person, moving next to Scarlett again. "Don't think you can run
away, young lady. Tell me, which wine here is your favorite?"
Scarlett eyed the bottle he kept cradling, licking her lips. "The one you're holding."
The elderly gentleman immediately protected the bottle. "Don't even think about it! Do you know how much this
wine costs?"
"I don't care, you asked me!" Scarlett quickly grabbed the bottom of the bottle.
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Scarlett's face turned red with effort. "You're bullying a young person!"
Sarah quickly stopped Scarlett.
"Enough, stop fighting. This bite
costs lions -eachails worth tens
ofthidusands. The gentleman already
let you have several sips earlier." The
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Scarlett finally released the bottle, looking shocked at the modestly dressed elderly gentleman and the ordinary-
looking bottle.
"It's worth millions?"
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family was wealthy, her uncle-ypald
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wind's6 naturally, Scarlett had never
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