章節 50: The Real Legend Part 2

The sun at 3 p.m. in the afternoon reflected in through the large glass window and shone on the table. The circuit of gold that was inlayed on the ceramic cup looked glittery in the sunlight. The golden yellow cookies looked as if they had been naturally baked under the sun and smelled delicious. Black tea with sugar, in the warm afternoon, with people gathered for chatting formed the traditional English high tea.

Mrs. Clough had finished preparations and was sitting beside her husband. She smiled and listened to the guys' conversation. Her husband had just completed a liver transplantation surgery and was still in the recovery phase. She felt relieved now that the doctor had said that the operation was quite a success. The old man's excessive drinking and smoking habits in his younger years, had threatened his health and, ultimately, his life.