Chapter 925


    Sonia looked at Grace as she said, "I understand what you mean, Mrs. Lane, but do you really not


    hold any grudges against me? Charles is your son and he is heartbroken because of my rejection.


    Do you really not me me for that?"


    "You have asked me this question before and I''ll now answer you again —I''ve never med you, of


    course." Grace held Sonia''s hands. "I''ve told you this before—Charles loves you, but that''s his deal


    and you don''t necessarily have to reciprocate his feelings. A rtionship requires both parties to


    share mutual feelings for each other in order for it to work out. If two people fancy each other, they


    are free to be in a rtionship; if one doesn''t have feelings for the other, the former should reject the


    latter properly and thetter should move on. So, why would I me you when you didn''t do


    anything wrong. Although I have aged, I''m still rather open-minded. However—"


    "Mrs. Lane, you can just tell me anything." Sonia looked Grace in her eyes.


    Grace sighed and continued, "Although I really wish that you can be my daughter-inw, I


    know that you won''t be happy with Charles because he is not your type. You won''t fall in love with


    him no matter what and forcing you two together will only turn you and him into a resentful couple.


    Therefore, I would rather see you find yourself a suitable partner that will make you happy than


    make you my daughter-inw."


    She then regained her smile. "As for Charles, he is now in a dejected state, but I believe that this is


    just temporary. He will move on when he meets someone suitable for him. So, Sonny, you don''t


    need to worry about him. It''s also a good thing that he is not in tonight since meeting him would only


    make you feel awkward, and at the same time, it would hurt him to see you together with Toby. It''s


    for the best that you two don''t see each other, don''t you think so?"


    "Mrs. Lane, thank you. Thank you so much! Sonia hugged her tightly.


    After being stunned at first, Grace then gently patted Sonia on her back and beamed. "Don''t need to


    thank me.


    Alright, let''s head out."


    "Okay," Sonia responded. The corner of her lips curved upward whereby a smile was finally


    revealed.


    The two of them left the kitchen holding hands.


    However, Sonia parted with Grace on their way out and went to the washroom, so Grace returned


    to the living room on her own.


    Upon seeing Grace returning alone without Sonia by her side, Toby immediately paused the


    business discussion with Curtis and asked, "Mrs. Lane, where''s Little Leaf?"


    Grace was d to hear the hint of concern in his tone, but she still feigned displeasure and snorted,


    "She went to the washroom. What''s wrong? Do you think that I would harm her?"


    When he heard that Sonia had gone to use the washroom, Toby felt much relieved. "That''s not what


    I meant. I can''t help feeling worried whenever I don''t see her."


    "Hmph, why are you worried about her? What could happen to her when she is under my roof?"


    Grace rolled her eyes at him.


    He pursed his lips and fell silent.


    At this moment, Curtis stepped in and mediated the situation. "Alright, what nonsense are you


    spewing? Toby is merely worried about Sonia. The couple is now at their most intimate and


    inseparable stage, so it''s only natural for him to feel worried when he doesn''t see Sonia." "Stop


    putting in good words for him." She pointed at Toby. Jeez, this old man. We agreed to put Toby to aC0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    test and give him a hard time until he passes. However, he is treating Toby so well from the very


    beginning; he haspletely forgotten about our agreement.


    When Curtis, who had no idea what Grace was thinking about, heard her words, he let out an


    embarrassed chuckle. "Hehe. Well, Toby gave me a few bottles of lovely wine. I''ll feel bad if I don''t


    side with him this time."


    She rolled her eyes at him. "Useless fool!"


    As Toby peered at the middle-aged couple bickering with each other, a thoughtful look shed


    across his face. Thereafter, he grabbed the bag that contained the bottles of wine and ced it on


    the coffee table before Curtis. "Mr. Lane, since there''s still some time until dinner, would you like to


    check out the wine that I gifted to see whether they suit your taste?”


    "Sure." Curtis immediately nodded. As a wine lover, he had wanted to open them since the moment


    he found out about them.


    However, since they were gifts from Toby, he was embarrassed to open them when Toby was still


    around, so he had to hold himself back despite the strong, unbearable urge that made him feel


    restless.


    Therefore, Toby''s suggestion to open it was just exactly what he had wished for, which gave him no


    reason to reject the offer.


    With a bright grin stered on his face, Curtis moved the few bags closer to him and eagerly


    unwrapped the packaging.


    The moment he unwrapped the box in the first bag and saw the wordings on thebel, he was


    stunned and nearly thought that he was seeing things.


    He quickly rubbed his eyes before taking a closer look again. Once he confirmed that what he saw


    was not his imagination but was actually that thing, he instantly let out a cry of excitement.


    His sudden shout startled Grace, who was sipping tea, and nearly caused her to choke on her drink.


    After cing the cup down, an exasperated Grace nced at him. "What the hell is wrong with


    you?"


    Curtis ignored her and reached out with his trembling hands for the second bag.


    Seeing that he had ignored her as his eyes were practically glued to the presents, she was so mad


    that she decided that she should ignore him as well.


    Toby, who took in the scene, rubbed the cup in his hands, and an unnoticeable, slight smile yed


    by his lips.


    Soon, Curtis let out a second cry.


    Grace, who was again startled by his voice, was so enraged that she sprang up from the couch.


    "Hey, Mr. Lane! Have you gone out of your mind?


    Why are you suddenly screaming?"


    While continuing to ignore her, he stared at the four bottles of wine in the two boxes in front of him


    with wide eyes. He was so worked up that his body shuddered in extreme excitement. "T-T-These


    are estate-bottled wines from the few most renowned wineries in the world.”


    He turned to Toby to confirm if he was right, to which Toby nodded without hesitation to gesture that


    Curtis was indeed right.


    Upon getting Toby''s confirmation, Curtis became even more exhrated to the point that his body


    trembled even more. "These are actually estate-bottled wines. Haha! I can''t believe that I am able to


    see an estate-bottled wine one day, not to mention wines from different wineries. Oh, Lord."


    Upon seeing how excited Curtis was—as if he could just die happily without any regrets there and


    then, Grace pouted at him in disdain. "It''s merely a few bottles of wine. Do you have to act this


    way?"


    "What do you know about wines?" He nced at her with contempt. "These are estate-bottled


    wines and these few bottles, in particr, are actually part of the first batch of wine that was


    produced by the wineries upon establishment. Every single bottle here costs a few million and there


    are only a hundred of them in the whole world. These are things that you can''t buy with money only.


    I have been wanting to own one all this while but I''m stillcking in my status. I never thought that


    the wine that I have been dreaming about will one day appear before me, let alone so many of


    them. I-I am really moved."


    Curtis hugged the few bottles of wine in his arms; he really cherished them.


    When he gave the exnation, her emotion evolved from the initial feeling of disdain to shock, then


    to incredulous.


    Toby found the whole process of how her expression changed rather amusing.


    "A-A few million?" Grace gulped, staring at the few bottles of wine in his arms. "That can''t be real.


    They are merely a few bottles of wine, but they cost a few million?"


    She knew that wine was expensive, but the most expensive wine that she ever knew of only cost a


    few hundred thousand. She never expected that there were wines that cost a few million out there


    in the world. Has the world gone crazy?


    Although she used to think that the Lane Family was rather wealthy, she suddenly found themselves


    quite poor—they were not as extravagant as willing to spend a few million just to buy a bottle of


    wine.