Rebirth In Divorce My New Mr. Perfect (by Summer Knowles) novel Chapter 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 handsome face, momentarily distracted because his eyes were focused not on her, but on...

Nearby, Sarah danced with the elderly gentleman. Though time had 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 time how 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.

"When I was young, I attended a dance. I was just a green boy then, had never seen anything like it. Too shy and insecure to speak. Then she appeared before me, pulled me to dance. I'll never forget that radiant smile I saw for the first time," the elderly gentleman reminisced.

Sarah ventured, "Did you fall in love with her?"

"No. I could barely dance then, kept stepping on her feet. Everyone in the hall laughed at me. I vowed I'd master the waltz one day and ask her to dance again."

"Did you succeed?"

"I don't care, you asked me!" Scarlett quickly grabbed the bottom of the bottle.

They both held the bottle, with the elderly gentleman trying to prevent it from spilling. "You're taking advantage of an old man!"

Scarlett's face turned red with effort. "You're bullying a young person!"

Sarah quickly stopped Scarlett. "Enough, stop fighting. This bottle costs millions - each sip is worth tens of thousands. The gentleman already let you have several sips earlier."

Scarlett finally released the bottle, looking shocked at the modestly dressed elderly gentleman and the ordinary-looking bottle.

"It's worth millions?"

It wasn't her fault - though the Larson family was wealthy, her uncle would never spend millions on a bottle of wine, so naturally, Scarlett had never bought such expensive wine.