Briana picked up a glass and stated, "I'm not much of a drinker, but this stuff we're having tonight is my brother's hidden stash. This wine is so rare, you can't even buy it on the market. It's all bought at auctions for a high price; every bottle we drink is one less in the world. I'd feel guilty if I didn’t drink this expensive wine."
Ben chimed in, "I've been with President Hartley for ten years, but we've always been buried in work. This is the first time we're sitting down together, having dinner, watching a show, and sipping on President Hartley's fine wine."
"Here's to President Hartley and Cornelia. Thank you, President Hartley, for this wonderful venue, and thank you, Cornelia, for the feast," Dr. Dawson raised his glass. Ayden and his mom were always by Marcus' side, no matter where he went. If Marcus was busy working on New Year's, they couldn't celebrate. But the silver lining was they were always together.
Cornelia quickly stood up, "The credit can't all go to me. This dinner was prepared by all of us." And she clinked glasses with everyone.
After finishing her drink, she said, "You guys go ahead and eat, I'm going to video call my grandma."
On the video call, her grandma asked, "Nelly, have you finished all your work?"
"All done," Cornelia rotated her phone. Marcus didn't want to be on camera, so she avoided him. "Grandma, look. I'm having dinner with my colleagues and watching a show."
When Cornelia's camera pointed to Briana, she waved to the grandma, "Hello, Grandma! Don't worry, we'll take good care of Cornelia."
"Thank you! Thank you! I'm relieved knowing Nelly isn't alone during the holidays." Cornelia's Grandma greeted everyone but Marcus.
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