As the festivities at the dining table continued, the investors' wives kept handing various drinks to Rory. Out of shyness to refuse and a strong desire to prove she could keep pace with high-society folk, Rory kept accepting cup after cup without realizing the potent strength of the alcohol.A short while later, Rory felt a fierce burning sensation in her throat. Her vision began to spin, and the faces around her blurred.Rue immediately noticed the young woman's strange behavior. Seeing Rory slightly slumped, her eyes heavy and droopy, and barely able to sit up straight, Rue quickly reached over, intercepted the glass another wife was trying to hand Rory, and gently pushed it away."I think she's had enough." Rue stopped them coldly and swiftly, placing his arm behind Rory's chair to steady her. "She doesn't plan on drinking anymore tonight.""Oh, come on, Mr. Rivaz! Just a little more celebration!" the investor's wife laughed. "She's handling it gracefully.""No," Rue replied curtl
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