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.

pulled out my chair for me before taking

to serve our wine, and

lethed only just avverged from unrequited love. I had

ke this before

fa luxurious lifestyle-it seemed like the perfect

had only become richer and

was ever composed and refined, sat across from me), eating with graceful manners. Truly powerful people wouldn't need

still just a simple dinner. For a while,

of the violin

and asked him. Were you serious when you said you let your guard down with

and elegantly dabbed at the corner of his mouth before replying, "Have I not treated

with a smile. "So good

he said before standing up and gesturing toward me, inviting me to

a young age that social dancing was second nature to us. His invitation was

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the gentle aura he exuded was enough to charm the

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