Chapter 58
Then her mom, Allen Russell, chimed in. "Esme, what's that rare ginseng look like? Bring it home so we can see it! Everyone's calling me, wanting to see it!"
Esme rubbed her forehead, feeling overwhelmed. This was spiraling out of control. What now?!
She muted her phone and tossed it aside. Looking around the empty private room, she remembered being stood up here twice. Anger bubbled up inside her.
Damn it!
She better not find out who this person was, or she'd make him regret it big time.
Esme stood up, grabbed her phone, and stormed out.
The bodyguard saw her fuming and kept his mouth shut.
When she got to the bar, someone stopped her. "Ms. Russell."
"What now?" Esme snapped.
The waiter hesitated, then pointed to a private room. "The wine you opened isn't finished. Want to store it?"
"What?" Esme looked the waiter up and down.
When did she open any wine?
Just then, another waiter rolled out a cart loaded with opened luxury wines.
Esme was floored. Were these the bottles Elizabeth had taken earlier?
The waiter smiled and handed her a list. "Ms. Russell, all these wines are opened. Please settle the bill."
Esme snatched the list, her eyes going wide at the price.
Elizabeth had opened seven bottles, each over $100,000, totaling a million bucks!
"Ms. Russell, card or...?" The waiter kept smiling.
Esme's face twisted with anger.
She clenched her fists, crumpling the list, her chest heaving with rage.
Elizabeth had secretly opened all those bottles!
Esme was already pissed, but now she was ready to explode. She wanted to tear Elizabeth apart!
She hadn't met Glory M, didn't get the ginseng, got dissed by Elizabeth, and now she was out a cool million!
And to top it off, the news was buzzing that the Russell family was giving Lily the ginseng.
Elizabeth was driving, thinking about how Esme must be losing her mind right now. That thought made her grin.
She smirked, rocking her black sunglasses, one hand casually draped out the window.
Her purple car was a total head-turner on the road.
At a red light, she stopped and grabbed her phone to check the latest news.
Everyone was hyped, waiting for Esme to hand over the ginseng to Lily.
Lily's birthday was coming up, and Elizabeth couldn't wait to see how Esme would squirm!
Three days later, at Lily's birthday bash.
Major news outlets were all over it, hyping up Lily's big day.
Tonight, multiple platforms were live streaming the party, giving everyone a peek into the high life!
Lily was rocking an emerald green evening gown. With her white hair, she looked super classy!
"Mrs. Tudor! I'm Max Baker, the eldest son of the Baker family. My dad, Richard Baker, isn't feeling well, so he sent me to your birthday bash!" The middle-aged guy in a black suit pointed to the gift behind him, radiating confidence. "This is the Baker family's gift for your birthday. Hope you like it!"
Lily glanced back and heard someone announce, "The Baker family presents a medieval painting!"
