The Billionaire And His Son Want Me Back (Paisley) novel Chapter 162

Paisley felt that Vivian's mood was off, but she didn't pursue it further. She carried Serena and walked out of the crowd to their corner to grab her phone.

Isabella quickly followed. "Mrs. Morgan, keep an eye on her, don't let her run off."

Paisley shot a sideways glance at Isabella and then asked Vivian, "What's the retail price of this wine?"

Vivian laughed, "Ms. Sutton, are you okay? Are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending? Do you know the value of this bottle? You're asking about the retail price? If we're going by retail price, you couldn't even afford an empty bottle."

Paisley knew about Cloud Crest Reserve's market markup, but this wasn't something she could control. "Alright, then how much is it?"

"200 grand," Vivian said directly, confident that Paisley wouldn't have 200 grand. She was determined to humiliate this woman and make her beg for mercy.

Paisley frowned, "200 grand?"

That was over ten times, a bit much. Looked like she needed to talk to Lucy about this. The market markup was getting too much, and it was not good for the brand.

She wasn't directly in charge of the winery's operations. That was handled by a professional manager Lucy hired. She just needed to review reports periodically and occasionally craft a batch of premium wine herself.

Vivian sneered, "Don't have it? Well, you could always—" Just as she finished speaking, Vivian's phone made a loud notification sound for a payment.

"Your account received 200 grand." The sound was so loud that nearly everyone in the room heard it.

Before Vivian could finish her sentence, she froze. She quickly grabbed her phone to check, and to her shock, she had indeed received 200 grand from Paisley.

"How...?" Vivian couldn't get a word out.

Isabella and the other parents were also stunned, not expecting Paisley to transfer the 200 grand so easily, without even bargaining.

"Well, impressive," Isabella muttered jealously after the shock wore off. "I wonder where that money came from."

At this point, Paisley wasn't interested in dealing with Vivian. She was more concerned about Serena, feeling that something was off with her.

And it definitely wasn't because of the bottle of wine. Serena had always been raised with abundance, and she had no concept of money or valuable items. That was the confidence Paisley gave her.

Paisley knew that a broken bottle of wine alone wouldn't make Serena cry. But no matter how she asked, Serena wouldn't speak. She just pursed her lips, tears rolling down her cheeks like silver beads.

"What's going on here?" A man's furious voice suddenly rang out.

Paisley looked up and was surprised to see the disgusting man who had just given her his business card at the shared sink.

Vivian quickly stood up to greet him. "Honey!"