Chapter 0139
After playing around in the underground parking if some time, Nicholas and I finally got into his car, driven by hunger and dizziness
Although it was late, the streets were still bustling with activity. Neon lights flickered across the various buildings, exuding an atmosphere of prosperity and indulgence.
At some point, he had cleared out the entire top floor of the city’s tallest revolving restaurant.
remembered something Yasmine had told me back in school. She said that some people would come to the city, but end up just working hard to earn money.
Apart from higher wages, their lives were no different from back home since they couldn’t enjoy anything.
I hadn’t thought much of it at the time.
“You’ll know what a real big city is when you can spend 30 thousand dollars in one night on food and entertainment,” I had said, feeling superior due to my comfortable family background.
But now, in the face of Nicholas‘ grand gesture, my once–proud words seemed insignificant. I felt a bit overwhelmed.
After all, in the four years of our marriage, I had never experienced such luxury. No one had ever indulged me like this.
The man who now attentively pulled out my chair for me before taking his own seat across from me seemed like a different person altogether.
The waiter came to serve our wine, and just one sip had me
entranced. It felt as though, in my 25 years of lethed only just avverged from unrequited love. I had never been in a reladorship
ke this before
Mature passionate, and accompanied by the enjoymer fa luxurious lifestyle–it seemed like the perfect outcome… meeting me right person at the right time
Ironically, my love life had only become richer and more colorfull arter. I had given up on love.
Nicholas, who was ever composed and refined, sat across from me), eating with graceful manners. Truly powerful people wouldn’t need to boast about what they had done for you.
he had spent a fortune, yet this was still just a simple dinner. For a while, the only sound that could be heard was the soothing melody
After dinner, I toyed with the stem of my wine glass and asked him. Were you serious when you said you let your guard down with me?
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