When we arrived at the cocktail party, it was already over six o'clock.
It was the time of sunset. The sun was hanging in the west, and its light was not very intensive.
From a distance, I could see that everyone, except for us, was already there.
Glenn and Cicely piled up a sand castle on the beach, Paulina was accompanying them at the side.
Lisa and Roger were sitting together, and the two of them said one thing after the other.
Nancy and Jerrold stood on the other side and took care of the children.
As soon as we arrived, everyone came over, except for Glenn and Cicely.
Paulina was the first one to come running.
"Mr. Cowell!" She went up to Patrick and said excitedly, "This is the first time I have been so close to a living Mr. Cowell. Alas, he's so handsome. I can't regret for my whole life even if I just take a look at him."
"Paulina." Nancy called her loudly.
Paulina seemed to come up with something for a moment, so she immediately changed her words. "Mr. Cowell and our Goddess Janetta stand together. They are really a perfect match between a talented man and a beautiful lady. They are born to be a couple and can fly with each other as a pair of love birds..."
"That's enough, that's enough." I couldn't bear to listen any longer, so I raised my hand and covered Paulina's mouth.
Patrick also smiled. "You used to be in our group,Towering High, didn't you?"
"That's right!" Paulina nodded.
"Yes, I have ever seen you together with Janetta in the past." Patrick said indifferently.
"Yes, you even remember this, Mr. Cowell. You have such a good memory!" Paulina's worship and excitement were written all over her face.
Everyone gathered around the door. I simply turned to ask patrick, "Can the cocktail party begin? I'm hungry."
"Yes, certainly."
Patrick nodded. Everyone re-entered the banquet.
The servants arranged all the tables into a big one, and the chairs were dotted.
Everyone was sitting around, and there were some salads and fruits on the table.
Next to him, the bartender mixed various kinds of cocktails, including cocktails with alcoholic and those of non-alcoholic.
Originally, I wanted to take a non-alcoholic one. After all, I have to take care of Glenn at night.
When Lisa saw that I took non-alcoholic cocktail, she grabbed my arm and asked, "Are you underage?"
"What?"
"The one without alcohol is juice. Since it's cocktail party, of course we should drink this," Lisa said as she handed me a golden cocktail. "Martini is called the 'King of cocktails'."
I glanced at the glass in front of me and nodded.
I really didn't know much about cocktails.
After I picked up the glass of wine, the bartender next to me handed me a plate of fruit.
Lisa helped me to take the plate of fruit and I went back to my seat. During this time, Lisa had been standing beside me and urged me. "Try it, hurry up and have a taste."
"Oh, okay."
Although I couldn't figure out why she urged me, I still took a sip.
When I finished drinking, I found that the taste of cocktail was a little complicated. I was not used to it for the first sip, but I felt much better after that.
Lisa watched me drank and said, "This is an exclusive recommendation for you. Remember to drink it yourself, don't let others drink it."
After that, she left.
While I was drinking, Patrick looked at me with a smile in his eyes as if he was trying to hide something.
I put down my glass and looked at him. "What's 9"
"It's okay. Baby, you're stunning." Patrick looked at me, his lips curved into a smile.
The atmosphere at the cocktail party was very good.
And it seemed that it was the first time that I found the charm of cocktails. Even when the main courses were served on, I drank a few more cups of them.
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