That night, Amelia asked Benjamin Parker to cancel all her engagements, and she hid in the villa, drinking alone.
It happened to be the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the night sky was unusually clear, revealing a strikingly beautiful moon.
Standing by the window with her wine glass, Amelia couldn't help but recall Robert Frost's famous lines, "In the moment of success, one must be joyful, not allowing the golden cup to face the moon emptily."
She had been deeply poisoned by that man, so her hopes of being "joyful in success" were probably slim in this lifetime. Yet occasionally, she could still let herself indulge in drunkenness.
Like now.
"In a field of flowers, I pour wine alone, inviting the shining moon to drink with me, and together we become three. In our sobriety, we share our delight, and after our drunkenness, we part ways..."
"When does the moon grace the clear sky? Today, I pause my cup to ask it, for the shining moon cannot be reached by human hand..."
