"Where's the wine.. Mom likes sweet wine."
Vittoria was browsing the alcoholic beverage aisle. She had separated from Aria, Iris, and her younger sister Vani at the juice and soda section. She wanted to buy wine and some intoxicating drinks because her eldest sister had ordered them.
"Are you looking for this?"
A girl extended her hand. In her hand was a rather popular bottle of wine.
"Ah, yes. That's right. Mom likes this one. Thank you... Uh... mm... Perseus?"
Perseus smiled gracefully. Vittoria accepted the wine Perseus offered.
"What are you doing here?" Vittoria asked politely. She was a little confused and surprised to accidentally meet the most popular girl in her school at the mall. Not only in first grade, her name was even famous among third graders, even though she had only been at school for a month, just like Vittoria.
"Buying drinks. Just like you."
Perseus said with a smile. Vittoria couldn't help but return an awkward smile.
"Ah, thank you for helping me find the wine. By the way, how did you know I was looking for this kind of wine?"
"I heard you say 'mom likes sweet wine' just now. There are various types of sweet wine, but most wines usually aren't sweet. If you want sweet wine, there are a few options. The most popular option is Moscato, which is commonly used by club hostesses. Judging from your family background, your mother seems to prefer a more classy sweet wine. So I picked up the Port Wine you're holding, a wine famous among adult women."
"Ah, yes... umm... you know a lot, Perseus." Vittoria felt a little impressed by Perseus's knowledge. She herself only knew that wine was just fermented grape juice. How many types of wine are there in the world anyway? That's what she thought.
Perseus still had her characteristic smile. "Thank you. It seems you're having a party tonight, aren't you?" She asked curiously.
Vittoria nodded without thinking. "Yes, we're planning to have a party with my friends and family at the hotel next door. I and the others are buying drinks suitable for the party. The others are buying soda, juice, and milkshakes for the party."
"That's interesting, it sounds fun."
Vittoria nodded weakly, imagining Aria buying lots of juice, Iris buying lots of soda, and Vani buying a hundred glasses of milkshake. That's why she separated alone, claiming she wanted to buy drinks for her mother and eldest sister.
"Yes... It sounds fun. I can imagine it."
What Vittoria imagined was all her friends having crazy fun and Vivian acting many times more perverted because she was drunk. Her drunk mother would also unconsciously do perverted things. Especially since Vincent and Gregor, the opposite sex they liked, were there.
"May I join, Vittoria? I'll bring some light snacks." Perseus offered to join. Vittoria nodded slightly without hesitation.
"Sure. Besides, this party is for having fun with school friends. Even though we're in different classes, I don't really mind. Especially since..."
Vittoria assessed Perseus from head to toe. She was intelligent, charismatic, beautiful, rich, and even athletic. Truly a perfect girl. What if Vincent was taken by Perseus? Vittoria would be overwhelmed dealing with her. Especially her boobs! Perseus had more voluminous boobies compared to Vittoria's, which fit in palm.
Unconsciously, Vittoria put on an envious and annoyed face because she had already lost even before the battle—which only existed in her imagination—began.
Perseus became a question mark. Pretending to be confused.
"What's wrong, Vittoria?"
"No. Nothing." Vittoria became embarrassed. She turned her blushing face away. "Ah, the party will start before nightfall. You can come at dusk, as the sun sets. On the top floor of the hotel. You can come anytime."
Perseus nodded in understanding. "Then I'll see you later this evening, Vittoria. Nice to meet you." Perseus waved at Vittoria as she walked away.
Vittoria waved back. "We'll be waiting for you!" She smiled broadly then disappeared behind the drink aisle.
"Interesting party."
***
"Hmm... To be honest, it's been a long time since I've attended or hosted a party. The last time I remember, I partied with Aunt Selena and Grace, which ended with both of them getting heavily drunk and attacking me. Fortunately, at that time, Aunt Grace attacked Aunt Selena, so they both got busy with each other, and I was able to escape from the house. I hope nothing like that happens tonight."
Vincent mumbled something in front of the cashier, while Gregor was flirting with the cashier girl who was busy counting Vincent's groceries.
"That'll be 500 pounds, sir." The cashier girl seemed to completely ignore Gregor, who kept making his silly mate call.
"Hey beautiful girl, I see you are as beautiful as a Cypress tree. You will be one of the beautiful trees in my forest." That's how Gregor flirted with her. The cashier girl still smiled indifferently, waiting for Vincent to pay.
Vincent took out his black card. And gave it to the cashier girl. The cashier girl immediately opened her mouth and eyes wide at the sight of the sacred object she would never see again. She nervously accepted the black card from Vincent. She held the black card in her hand with great respect, as if holding a magical item, and performed her duty as a cashier.
"Um... here you go, sir..." The cashier girl handed Vincent's black card back with trembling hands.
Gregor, who had been busy flirting with the cashier girl, was now silent. Then he grinned, pointed at Vincent, and said, "He's my best friend. If you want to get close to him, you have to go through me first." He grinned arrogantly. This made the cashier girl have to suppress her annoyance to appear professional in front of Vincent, the owner of the sacred card.
"Thank you for shopping at our mall." The cashier girl bowed to Vincent and Gregor. Especially for them. Even though the cashier girl never bowed to other mall customers.
"Phew, that black card is like a royal insignia. As soon as you take it out, everyone immediately looks at you with respect." Gregor helped Vincent carry two large, heavy bags of groceries. Vincent also carried three similar bags in his hands.
"Well, this all belongs to my father. I have nothing but what he gives me. I'm not that great to be looked at with respect by everyone. I'm just an ordinary young boy like you, Greg." Vincent said as he walked towards the hotel. Gregor didn't actually mean to be sentimental; he was just amazed by Vincent's wealth. He was now even more amazed by his male friend's humility.
"You're so good at being humble. If I were you, I would definitely fall into women lust and splurge as I please. Not everyone can act like you when you own a tenth of the world's wealth alone, Vincent. You should be proud of yourself."
Smiling broadly. Gregor gently patted Vincent's back.
Vincent smiled back.
"Well, you're right. I'm really proud to have built a harem before you." He grinned wickedly.
Gregor's expression changed to annoyance. "I take back what I just said. You're the biggest bastard in the world for building a harem before me!"
Then they both laughed broadly as they walked into the hotel.
Entering the elevator, heading to the top floor. And they arrived on a floor without separate rooms. It was truly one large private floor, like a house of its own. It seemed the playboy who owned this hotel deliberately made the top floor his private floor. Vincent could immediately see the bedroom, living room, lounge, TV room, dining room, and kitchen all at once as the elevator door opened.
There, the girls were already waiting and chatting.
"Wow... Unbelievable.. I thought they were joking when they invited strangers to party at their private hotel. And now that hotel belongs to you, Vincent." Gregor exclaimed and whistled in amazement. It was the first time in his life he had seen an entire floor of a hotel as one large room. Moreover, many expensive interiors were displayed, some with traces of detached items, it seemed the previous owner took those items because they were very valuable to him (the red-haired man).
Vincent and Gregor put their groceries on the dining table. The girls were already waiting for the two boy to bring food for the party.
"Ara~ you've finally arrived. Mother can't wait to start preparations for tonight's party."
Violet said enthusiastically. The girls immediately gathered at the dining table.
"Alright, I'll do the cooking. You guys handle the decorations and everything else. Tonight we're going to have fun!" Vincent shouted. His shout was met with enthusiastic responses from the girls and Gregor.
"Yay!"
***