As soon as Woods finished talking, Mary walked towards his direction and sat next to him. She was charming and elegant. Her every move captivated the surrounding people. Without a word, Mary picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for Woods.
Woods was speechless and could only stare at Mary's graceful movements. He could not ward her off in front of so many people, so he just smiled and said nothing.
Raef winked at Mary when he saw that his plan was successful. Satisfied, he went back to his own seat. Mary blushed and bit her lips. She was still a bit nervous, knowing that at this point, there was no turning back. The fate of Xiao Clan was now in her hands.
As she watched Mary serve Woods, Lucilla saw through Raef's plan. She did not agree with this kind of tactic, but she did not oppose either. If Woods fell for Mary, she knew she could not deny his interest. Left with no choice, she turned a blind eye and took no notice of what was happening.
"Queenie, you have not given His Royal Highness a toast yet?" Lucilla asked her nervous sister gently.
"You did that already," Queenie said at once. She never enjoyed this kind of occasion, and did not like to cater to any prince.
Lucilla frowned and ordered Queenie in a low voice, "Just make a toast to His Royal Highness."
"No, I will not do that!" Queenie shook her head.
"You..." Lucilla was furious at her sister, but could do nothing about it.
"By the way, why didn't that guy come?" Queenie suddenly asked.
"That guy? Mr. Rookie? Why do you call him that way?" Lucilla was lost for a while, but then she realized that her sister was talking about Rookie.
"Why? What should I call him? Mr. Rookie? I would rather call him an idiot!" answered Queenie, scornfully.
Lucilla was speechless. It was clear to her that she had failed as an older sister. She looked at Queenie and all she saw was a headstrong woman wrapped up in her own self and lack of manner.
Lucas, who was at the first table on the left, heard what Queenie said. He immediately walked over and admonished her. "Queenie, today is a big day. Don't mess around or make trouble."
Queenie saw the look on Lucas' face and knew right away that he was serious. She bit her lips and stopped talking.
"Master Lucas, would you know if Mr. Rookie is joining us today?" Lucilla asked. She was also curious why Rocky had not turned up yet.
Lucas frowned and shook his head.
"I was planning to introduce him to the prince," Lucilla whispered. She felt that Rocky was a cut above the rest, so she wanted to recommend him to Woods. If Woods would acknowledge Rocky's talent, then it would be a good opportunity for the Cao Clan.
"Everyone has his own ambition. We cannot force him," Lucas said.
Meanwhile, Mary remained seated near Woods. She grew nervous as she saw Lucilla and Lucas talked seriously. She fidgeted in her seat as sweat trickled down her pretty face. Mary was quite aware that the result of her father's plan was unpredictable, and the long wait could only aggravate the situation. She knew she had to make a move.
After a moment of indecisiveness, Mary made up her mind. Right away she poured two glasses of wine, one for herself and one for Woods. With a captivating smile, she then handed one glass to Woods, and said, "Your Royal Highness, a toast to you."
Woods nodded. He took the glass from Mary's hand and gulped down the wine.
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