Sweets and Bitters(2)

Lucile raised her glass of apple juice.

"To love and the gorgeous, audacious goddesses!" Danton laughed heartily, leaning in to kiss his wife''s cheek.

Edith''s joy ignited everyone in presence, except for Raphael Saint-Clemont. He gazed at her with a smile, occasionally sipping the bitter wine, yet a look of melancholy always remained in his eyes.