Mason pointed toward the wine.
"I'm just trying to help you."
Victoria looked down.
At first, she saw nothing unusual.
Then she slowly tilted the crystal glass toward the light.
Her face instantly changed.
Floating beneath the dark red wine was a large black beetle.
It had somehow fallen into the drink without anyone noticing.
Victoria's hands began shaking.
She slowly placed the glass on the table.
The restaurant fell completely silent.
One waiter immediately apologized and removed the drink.
The manager personally inspected every nearby bottle to ensure no other glasses had been affected.
Victoria turned back toward Mason.
"You..."
"You were trying to warn me?"
The little boy nodded.
"I didn't want anything bad to happen to you."