Olivia asked in reply."What will it take for you to be appeased, Mr. Thompson?" she asked.
Matthew picked up an unopened bottle of white liquor from the table. "A glass won't do. A bottle might be considered."
Everyone was dumbfounded. Asking a woman to drink a bottle of strong liquor could be fatal. But someone had already started pouring the liquor. The whole bottle was poured into ten glasses, neatly lined up on the table.
Matthew's gaze fixed on Olivia. "Mrs. Walker, please."
Olivia thought that if a bottle of liquor could sever their three-year entanglement, it would be a good choice. She stepped forward, picked up one of the glasses, and said, "Mr. Thompson, if I drink all this liquor, our grievances will be settled, and you will also let go of your prejudice against the Walker G
