A Love Rekindled (Nancy and Bruce) novel Chapter 39

Caroline did not reply.

I glanced at the time and urged her. "The party is about to begin. Go and have fun."

Caroline rolled her eyes at me. "Do you think that I'll choose a guy over my friend?"

On our way here she had told me about the standards for choosing waiters at Horton Estate. It was almost as strict as the standards held for gigolos.

I could only whine at her. "Go! Remember to send photos in our group chat. I want to broaden my mind too."

Caroline did not insist.

That night at 7:00 pm, our work group chat began buzzing with content from the party. I glanced at it briefly before putting my phone aside.

While I was slipping in and out of sleep, I heard a knock on the door.

It was a waiter from the villa who came over to deliver food to me.

There was soup and a main dish, which was chicken with mushroom sauce.

I was rather surprised and asked, "Who sent you?"

The waiter answered politely, "It was a lady whose last name was Lane."

I lowered my eyes and said nothing.

My phone vibrated continuously on the table.

I opened the chat and saw that there were 200 new messages in our work group chat. I scrolled through them idly, and finally stopped at one of the videos.

After I enlarged it, I saw a scene of our colleagues urging Cindy and Bruce to drink together with their arms entwined.

In the video, Cindy lifted her glass shyly and looked adoringly at Bruce. She asked, "Bruce, can we?"

In the strobing lights, Bruce's face was hidden in shadow, and I could not see his emotions clearly.

Then, he took Cindy's glass away and whispered something in her ear.

The video was very noisy and I could not hear what the two of them were saying. However, I could tell from Cindy's coy expression that Bruce must have said something to appease her.

"Don't you like the food?" the waiter asked carefully, breaking me out of my thoughts.

I glanced twice at the food in front of me. I thought for two seconds before saying,"Can you get me a bottle of red wine? The most expensive kind."

With the help of Romanee-Conti, I slept very well that night.

The next morning, I went with the rest of the team to the organic farm on the estate. We were going to try picking fruit.

There were many different kinds of fruits and vegetables, and the owner was very generous. He said that apart from being able to eat whatever we wanted, everyone was also allowed to take two baskets home.

Caroline pulled me into the strawberry garden.

I tasted one. It was plump, juicy, and tasted amazing.

I decided to bring a basket to my uncle.

Caroline leaned in and asked, "What about the other one?"

I looked at the sly gaze in her eyes and said, "What idea do you have now?"

She patted my shoulder and said, "Professor Irvin has helped us a lot. Maybe we should grab this chance and bribe him."

Just as she finished speaking, my phone rang.

It was a call from Douglas.

What a coincidence.

"I heard that the temperature dropped in Nalvale yesterday night. Are you all alright?" Douglas asked the moment the call was connected.

I explained about Horton Estate. Then I heard him ask, "Was it Bruce's idea to go to Horton Estate?"

I murmured an answer, and my eyes swept over Caroline. She pointed to the fruit basket and I immediately understood." Oh right. We are in the strawberry garden right now, and they're pretty fresh. Should I bring some for you and Lilian?"

There was a sudden silence on the other end.