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Jessica glanced at Anneliese but said nothing.
Mature, steady, and reasonable? she thought.
Anne is definitely head over heels for him.
“Don’t you want to continue playing with them?”
Anneliese asked, noticing Joel and the others still at the table.
Jessica shook her head.
“Forget it, they’re way too good. I’ll only lose my confidence if I keep playing.”
Though it was just a card game, Jonathan had an incredibly smart bunch of friends.
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Jessica hadn’t won a single hand since the start of the evening, and she felt like an idiot among them.
Remembering Anneliese’s sharp mind and uncanny memory, Jessica knew counting cards would be effortless for her.
She nudged Anneliese back to her original seat.
“Why not play for me instead, Anne?”
It seemed like Jessica was desperate to prove herself.
In an attempt to win, she was using Anneliese as a secret weapon.
“What?” Anneliese blinked in surprise, but Jessica was already cheering her on.
Just then, Jonathan came over with two glasses of red wine.
“Want to play?” she asked while looking at him.
“I’ll watch you,” he said with a smile.
As he stood behind, his tall frame radiated a subtle, overwhelming pressure.
Jessica immediately felt invisible.
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Just as she was about to move, Zane snapped his fingers.
Jessica looked over instinctively.
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He picked up an empty wine glass, saying, “It’s not every day we get to taste Jonathan’s prized collection. Might as well make the most of it! Hand me the bottle, will you?”
He was bossy as ever.
Jessica rolled her eyes but went over.
Curious, she asked, “Is it really that good?”
Earlier, she’d chosen juice since she had driven herself to the club.
But hearing Zane talk about it, she was tempted.
“It’s a Conti from 1945. What do you think?” he said, clicking his tongue delight.
Jessica admitted she had no idea.
“I can’t tell,” she said honestly.
Zane’s eyes
twinkled.
with exaggerated
He was used to people pretending to know, but her genuine ignorance was rare.
“It’s made out of top Burgundy vineyards. They only make 600 bottles a year, and the post- WWII 1945 vintage is even rarer. One bottle even auctioned for over half a million.”
Jonathan had saved this rare vintage for his wedding.
It was the first time such a bottle had been opened, making the gathering even more special.
Jessica dared not calculate how much one sip would cost, for the price was staggering.
Her tiny mouth opened wide in anticipation, and she was dying to try it.
After all, missing out on such an expensive wine would be a shame.
She began to pour herself a glass.
Joel asked, “I’d like another glass, Jess.”
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He was about to hand over his glass to her, but Zane’s large palm blocked it mid–air, his expression dripping with disdain.
He didn’t know Joel was this straightforward.
Before he could say anything, Jessica said pointedly, “You’d better not drink too much, Mr. Callahan. Otherwise, it’d affect your game.”
The wine was Jonathan’s–and, in a sense, Anneliese’s too.
One glass was more than enough.
With that, she turned away with the bottle in hand.
Joel felt oddly sidelined, his mood souring.
Zane’s lips curled into a smug smile, eyes lingering on Jessica’s back.
After spending more time with her, he found himself viewing her in a different light.
Meanwhile, Jonathan ignored the rest, bending slightly to place a glass of wine within Anneliese’s reach.
Anneliese looked up.
Seeing him standing, she shifted a little. “Want to sit and watch?” she asked politely.
“Sure,” he answered at once.
Anneliese sat on a single leather armchair.
It was a polite offer, but she hadn’t expected him to actually sit beside her.
She scooted slightly, and the next moment, Jonathan plopped down.
The chair sank under his weight, and Anneliese’s petite frame ended up firmly nestled against
him.
He reached out, wrapping her waist, and gently adjusted her posture so she was completely enveloped within his embrace.
Anneliese felt too embarrassed to look up, her ears flushing red.
On the other hand, Carter and the others caught Jonathan’s warning gaze.
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It was clear–if anyone dared let his woman lose the game, they would answer to l
