“Happy New Year!” Glasses clink across the room as everyone toasts to a brand new year.
“Oh, that’s good! Is this Joule?” Rika, wearing a long, velvet formal gown, asks this of Vivian.
“Oh, you must be quite the classy lady to know just from the taste!” Viv holds up the fancy bottle. “I buy only the best for special occasions.” Her green eyes sparkle with excitement as she brushes an auburn curl away from her eyes. “Lia, babe, can you bring over that bottle of Molet?”
Lilia walks over carrying an elegant dark bottle of wine and hands it to Vivian. “You sure hon? Didn’t you say you wanted to offer it to one of the hotshots worth millions at tonight’s Gala?”
