The mood of the party slowly began to change. The women drank, ate, and laughed together.
"To the East Garden Workshop!" Marguirete raised her glass.
"To the workshop!" The rest of them echoed.
"To Alina!"
Alina lifted her glass and drank. She was overwhelmed, tears brimming in her eyes. She had never expected that there would come a time when a group of women will be cheering for her. She had never expected that she would change the lives of so many women including her own, after being sold like an item.
She looked around and her eyes stopped on Austin who was laughing with Lord Whitmore.
This wouldn't have been possible without you. It's you who gave me wings to fly.
She raised her glass slightly towards him, a silent toast.
Suddenly, Marguerite grabbed Evelyn's hand and pulled her onto the grass.
"Come on!"
