"Don't talk, Vishen. No matter what you say to me, it will not bear any weight about my decision."

The man looked away from me and sighed. He continued to pour the wine into my glass and handed it to me.

"I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable, Ms. Karina."

"Thank you." I reached for the glass and sipped from it.

The warmth of the wine helped to keep my eyes from burning. I grabbed the whole bottle and drank from it. One, two full gulps until I finished half of it.

I released a sigh when I calmed down a bit.

"So we're finally in the last stage of...