Chapter 119 – These Wines are Special
"It looks like a piece of paper," Joanna observed, hesitant to touch it. After all, she had experienced within these few days as Alex’s wife, she could not trust the King family organizers of the honeymoon and had to handle everything with caution.
Alex picked up the paper, but it appeared blank. He couldn’t believe someone would send them a blank sheet, so he stood on a chair and held it up to the light to reveal a coded message.
The message read: ’The news of your wedding is all over the media, and all invitations for the handover ceremony have been confirmed. Logan is spreading rumors that he suspects you are Salvador. Be prepared.’
After reading it, Alex crumpled the paper in his hand, understanding it was a warning from his grandfather. It seemed challenges were awaiting them, but Alex was ready.
"What did it say?" Joanna asked curiously, a yawn escaping her.
Alex remained silent, simply saying, "Don’t worry about it." He was about to shred the paper, but upon turning it around, he noticed another writing on the back of it. It read, ’These wines are special. Trust me, it will put you in the mood.’
As Alex compared the two sets of handwriting, the second one appeared to be imitating the first. He suddenly stood up, went to the toilet, and checked the contents there. Joanna was intelligent, so what if she connected the dots?
After deducing that one note contained two different messages from two different people, he shredded and flashed the note down the toilet.
When he came out, he noticed Joan staring seductively at him and pointed out. "You seem drunk. Joanna slurred, "and you’re quite handsome."