Vanessa's face flushed instantly, and Liam frowned, his tone questioning, "How do you know all this? I'm afraid you just copied it down from a few wine tasting magazines and pretended to understand it?"
"That's right!" Vanessa agreed immediately. "How could a girl from a village in the city possibly know anything about red wine? You must be making it up! Even if you're right, so what? Can you afford it? You'll just have to watch us drink it for the rest of your life!"
Clara looked at their frustrated expressions and suddenly felt bored. She stood up, picked up her canvas bag, and said calmly, "If you like, drink slowly. I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving now."
Today is the last day, and the car that will pick her up from the Bennett family will be arriving soon.
The moment Clara pushed open the door to the private room, Liam instinctively rushed forward and reached out to grab her wrist. When his fingertips touched her slightly cool skin, he felt a strange panic in his heart. Clara's calmness these past few days was too abnormal, so abnormal that he felt like he was going to lose her completely.
"Clara, don't go." His voice was softer than expected, even carrying a hint of pleading that he himself didn't realize. "I was wrong about what happened before. I shouldn't have favored Vanessa and Noah, and I shouldn't have misunderstood you. Give me another chance, and we can start over, okay?"
Clara's wrist was gripped so hard it hurt, but she didn't struggle like usual. She just slowly turned her head to look at him. Her eyes were calm, without hatred, without resentment, without even a trace of emotion. It was like she was looking at a stranger. "Liam, we're over a long time ago."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liam's strength increased a little, and his tone became anxious. "How are you going to live without me? You have no family background, no background, and you don't even have a place to live. Do you really have to rely on those shady people? Come home with me, and I can still treat you well like before and buy you what you want..."