A Man Like None Other

Charlie was all humble and servile as he surreptitiously stole glances at Kai.

Kai had long since noticed the man peeking at him, so he imperceptibly waved a hand and dismissed him.

When the others in the room saw that Charlie had left, they instantly went into an uproar.

“Whoa! It’s Louis XIII! This is a well-known wine! I heard that a bottle costs a hundred thousand!”

“Never in my wildest dreams had I ever thought that I’d be able to drink such an expensive wine!”

“This is incredible! It’s all thanks to Mr. Carlson that we get to drink wine that cost a hundred thousand a bottle!”

“Well, I don’t dare to drink it when a sip is a month’s salary for me.”

Everyone gathered around the two bottles of Louis XIII, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets. After all, coming from the working class, they probably would not get to drink such top-notch wine in their entire lives if it were not for the opportunity that day.

of thousands a month, he did not dare to drink a bottle

he could not appear too eager

look like peasants. It’s just Louis XIII, no? It’s no big deal! I often drink such wine when I’m with that friend of mine. We

a show with his non-existent friend. Considering his current

kind of business is your friend in, Mr. Carlson? He’s just too wealthy! That aside,

Zayne stammered since it was a friend he made up, so he could not possibly come up with a backstory so

up, and he fibbed, “My friend is in the import and export

friend of mine, they wouldn’t

singing

even settled the score with him for scaring me with his glare earlier, so how could I possibly allow him to drink such good wine? A single

the exclusion. Instead, he almost burst out laughing as he watched the

home, Hilda,”