Chapter 230

"Impossible." Steward, sencing the tension between the two, tried to alleviate the situation. "You know Rick doesn't drink." "He doesn't drink?" Nancy laughed sarcastically, raising her eyebrows. "When we were together before, did he not drown his sorrows in wine with you guys, Steward? Has he really realized his dreams now and stopped drinking altogether?" Steward found something odd in her words, but before he could think more about it.... Maverick snatched the wine glass from his hand and raised it towards Nancy, "Long time no see." With that, he finished the drink in one gulp. Watching him, the smile on Nancy's lips broadens. She too, tips her head back and finishes the champagne in her glass. She had envisioned her reunion with Rick countless times. No matter how it played out, there were only two possible outcomes: they would either treat each other as strangers, or maintain a distant politeness, as they were doing now. Rick was too cold. There had always seemed to be a galaxy se