Isla Lawson spoke a few more words and then began the wine tasting. "To keep some mystery, and since today is a wine tasting event, I won’t reveal the names of these wines. I’ll announce them at a later, suitable time. For those who guess correctly, I’ve prepared small gifts." After Isla Lawson finished speaking, she stepped down from the stage. Everyone started gathering together, savoring the wines that Isla Lawson had carefully selected and brought back from Frelia. Thɪs chapter is updated by novęlfire.net This was the Lawson Family’s grand lady’s return introduction event, so they all showed respect, even if they didn’t care about the small gifts. While everyone was toasting and mingling, Isla Lawson walked straight toward Serena Sterling in the corner. Serena Sterling also stood up and went over to a waiter to get a new glass of wine. "Serena." As Serena turned around to smell the wine in her glass, Isla Lawson’s voice came. Serena calmly lifted her head, holding the wine glass, slightly pondering, then turned around to look at Isla Lawson in front of her. "I almost thought you wouldn’t dare to come." Isla Lawson said with a smile. Under the dim light, the string of gemstone necklace around her neck glimmered with a dazzling light, making her look especially beautiful. Serena didn’t respond, just watched Isla Lawson, waiting for her next words. Isla Lawson said, "Guess, which of those wines on the table could be that bottle ’Nian’." "There’s nothing to guess." Serena replied, "All the wines here are exquisite selections you brought." Serena paused briefly, smiled, and said, "They’re all fine wines." But Isla Lawson’s eyes were full of warnings. "No, you have to guess." Isla Lawson insisted firmly. Serena lifted her chin slightly, meeting the woman’s gaze directly. Isla Lawson stepped forward, entering Serena’s personal space. "Evan Sheridan, graduated with a master’s degree in finance from HF at 24, then worked at a top investment bank in Morova. In just four years, he leaped from Analyst to MD, returned to China at 28 with capital, becoming a top independent investor in the country." Isla Lawson spoke softly, Serena’s gaze fixed straight ahead, her face emotionless, but the hand gripping the wine glass slightly betrayed her current emotions. "I’ve heard the older generation say that the structure of Aeston was set, and over the years, the top forces entrenched in Aeston are just those few." "And Evan Sheridan was the only one in these years who had the hope to break through the capital blockade, change the Aeston structure, and become the fourth giant of Aeston." "Moreover, he wasn’t from my grandfather’s generation but my father’s generation. Aeston’s allocation was completed during my grandfather’s era. For someone of a younger generation and a rising star to achieve such status is truly rare. In everyone’s mouth, Evan Sheridan was impressive, with the world as his chessboard, his information network seamless, especially adept at psychological warfare." "But he still failed." Isla Lawson smiled, took a gentle sip of her wine, and said, "He died, it was a suicide jump, leaving behind a beautiful wife and his only daughter." Saying this, Isla Lawson looked at Serena beside her and said, "Am I right? Evan Sheridan’s only daughter, Serena Sterling." Serena slightly lowered her eyes, looking at the wine glass in her hand, the amber wine flowing slowly within the glass. The glory brought by her father in childhood, being addressed as Miss Sterling had almost accompanied her throughout her entire childhood. Throughout these years, she had guessed countless times about who was behind her father’s death. But there were too many suspects, making it impossible to pinpoint anyone. "Serena, I thought you’d inherit some of your father’s grace, but I never imagined you’d be that kind of person! Chasing fame and fortune, enduring anything for a comfortable life." Isla Lawson’s voice was full of disdain: "Do you know how much I despise people like you." Serena closed her eyes. "So, you despised me so much, why suddenly give me special attention recently?" Serena said. When she opened her eyes again, Serena’s eyes were already calm. She looked ahead and said, "Is it because of Lin? Or is it something else?" "I do like him, but if you think I targeted you because of him, then you’re underestimating me." Isla Lawson said. "For several reasons." Isla Lawson looked at Serena and said, "I studied in Frelia for years, and to this day, Evan Sheridan is a legend in the industry, so I’m curious about it, even a bit moved." "And more importantly, I can’t stand you, a fame-seeker, becoming the hero in the Lawson Family’s transformation history! It’s an insult to me, to Brother Julian, and to the entire Lawson Family!" "Clearly, The Lawson Corporation made a real technological breakthrough, and only then did everything follow. Why are people saying you’re the most important link, especially since you’re Brother Julian’s wife, yet rumors about you and Lin are everywhere? I can’t stand it!" Serena looked deeply at Isla Lawson, seeing the unwilling emotion in her eyes, she smiled. "I didn’t spread those rumors." Serena said, "I’ve never claimed to be the most critical link. Last time at Moonlight Manor, I made it very clear to you." Perhaps Isla Lawson didn’t understand yet, every gift from destiny already has a price secretly marked. If you want to obtain it, you must pay the price. And sometimes, that price is something one may not be willing or able to bear. Once, Serena was also Miss Sterling and could understand Isla Lawson’s family glory mentality. However, this was not a reason for Isla Lawson to force everything onto her. "Is that what you told Brother Julian?" Isla Lawson’s cold voice came. Serena did not respond. She and Julian Lawson rarely mentioned the events back in Frelia, because the loss of that child was a shared pain for both of them. "Tell me, what exactly happened back in Frelia?" "Why does everyone avoid talking about it?" Isla Lawson’s face carried a hint of urgency: "I asked him, he said nothing. I also asked Brother Julian, but he too was tight-lipped." "Why is it called Miss, and its Chinese name is ’Nian’?" Serena looked at Isla Lawson: "I don’t know about the wine, and as for what happened in Frelia... it was just a mundane event, not complicated, even a bit melodramatic. However, it involves some of Lin’s secrets. If you want to know, it’s best to ask him again." "I want you to tell me!" Isla Lawson moved closer, her chest heaving with agitation, the pendant necklace above flashing with light. She said, "He has the right to decide whether to tell you." The reckless risks taken back then, now in retrospect, were just youthful indiscretion. The other person is no longer that reckless, somewhat vicious teenager. He’s become the head of a conglomerate, and there’s no need to offend such an unthreatenable giant.