The Bride’s Revenge (Marion Cartier And Jameson Royce) novel Chapter 234

Chapter 234 Miss Cartier, What Are You Doing? 

Wine was bitter, but candy was sweet. 

Lucas looked down, deep in thought. Then, he put the bottle opener back in its place and placed the unopened bottle back on the shelf. 

After reclaiming his seat next to Marion, he reached into her palm and took one candy. 

He unwrapped the candy and tossed it into his mouth. When the candy touched his tongue, a slight sourness spread in his mouth, followed by the overwhelming taste of orange. 

However, once he bit into the candy, the sweetness instantly masked the earlier. acidity. 

She was right. It was sweet. 

However, he wanted to push it a bit further. 

Lucas turned to look at Marion, who had been watching him. “It’s not sweet enough. It’s a bit sour.” 

“Huh?” Marion suddenly felt awkward. “Sorry, orange candies can be a bit sour.” He remained silent, staring at the glass in her hand. “Are you not drinking that?” 

Following his gaze, Marion glanced at her wine glass. She had just taken a small sip just now, so more than half a glass of red wine was left. 

The look in Lucas’s eyes suggested, “If you’re not drinking, I will.” 

Marion quickly glanced at the two empty wine bottles nearby and nodded. “I am.” 

She lifted the wine glass, closed her eyes, and downed it. 

When she was done, she let out a burp. The rich aroma of the wine reminded her it was a good bottle. 

Unfortunately, it went to waste. 

Marion turned the glass upside down, “All gone, not a drop left.” 

Lucas shifted his gaze away, swallowing the last bit of the candy in his mouth. 

He then closed his eyes and leaned against the wine cabinet behind him, not uttering a word. 

Marion sighed. She felt that Lucas had undoubtedly experienced an unprecedented setback today. 

Otherwise, a proud man like him would not be here, secretly drowning his sorrows in a wine cellar. 

Lucas, a formidable figure in the business world, would rarely face situations that could bring him down like that. 

Was it a matter of love? 

It was unlikely as she had not heard anything about Lucas having any recent romantic entanglements. 

Was he betrayed by friends? 

It seemed improbable as Lucas’s friends appeared to be respectable individuals. 

If not friendship or love, it had to be family. 

Marion immediately thought of the recent incident when Arthur came to threaten her with divorce. He demanded that she convince Lucas to step down as the chairman of Radiant Group or face dire consequences. 

She found it unbelievable that a father would go to such extremes. 

Arthur would not do that, would he? 

Marion pondered for a long time but could not figure out why Lucas seemed so disheartened today. Unfortunately, she knew very little about her fake husband. 

Collecting her thoughts, Marion looked at the man beside her once again. 

Was he asleep? 

Even when he was asleep, he looked so handsome. 

She knew it was despicable to have such thoughts at a time like that, but she could not help it. Lucas was genuinely good–looking!