On the other side of the bar, a group of men and women were dancing under dim lights.
Isabella sat alone at the counter, clutching a bottle of alcohol tightly in her hand. Before the server could react, Isabella downed the entire bottle in one gulp.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she gritted her teeth and repeatedly called out Jane’s name. If it wasn’t for Jane, she wouldn’t be in this situation now.
The thought of Jane made Isabella furious and she opened another bottle of alcohol to chug down quickly.
“Miss, you can’t drink like that. This is strong stuff,” said the server who noticed Isabella’s behavior and tried to stop her.
But Isabella pushed him away aggressively causing the glass bottle to shatter on impact with the ground leaving shards scattered all over.
Isabella was an artist with immense talent but ever since Jane appeared in her life, she felt like her existence was becoming more insignificant by each passing day. The thought made her restless so she opened yet another bottle and drank it all at once without any hesitation.
“Don’t bother me, I’ll drink however I want to drink.”
Isabella glared fiercely at the waiter, then pointed at him, her alcohol-induced state making her a bit disoriented. “If you keep bothering me, be careful I’ll make you lose your parents.”
The waiter closed his mouth, realizing he had encountered a difficult customer. There was nothing he could do but consider himself unlucky.
As the waiter returned to the bar, Isabella continued to drink and drown her sorrows.
“It’s all your fault, Jane. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be like this…”
She muttered to herself, repeatedly mentioning Jane’s name, which inevitably attracted the attention of those around her.
Among them, standing behind her was Fernando.
He often hung out at the bar, and the commotion caused by Isabella’s outburst caught his attention.
Unexpectedly, Isabella kept mentioning Jane’s name, which piqued his interest even more.
Fernando’s lips curled up slightly as he raised his glass and approached her. “Miss, are you alone?”
Isabella looked somewhat dazed. Seeing someone else bothering her, she was about to push him away with her power, but in her blurry state, she noticed that the man in front of her was actually quite good-looking.
This improved her mood, which had been somewhat annoyed. She nodded slightly, tilted her head back, and downed the drink in one gulp.
“Did you have a breakup? Do you need someone like me to accompany you?”
Fernando smirked, unintentionally placing his hand on Isabella’s shoulder.
This earned him a glare from Isabella, who forcefully pushed his hand away and said fiercely, “Leave me alone.”
However, compared to her attitude towards the waiter earlier, her tone had softened considerably.
Fernando brushed a strand of hair away from Isabella’s forehead, raising an eyebrow as he realized she was quite attractive.
“Beautiful lady, it’s not too late now. Let me take you home.”
Fernando leaned in, gently wrapping his arm around the woman’s waist, which Isabella resisted at first.
But when Fernando buried Isabella’s nose in his chest, inhaling every breath of his own scent into his chest cavity, the exclusive scent of a man, Isabella felt a sense of calm.
Perhaps due to the effects of alcohol, Isabella momentarily lost control. She wrapped her hands around Fernando’s neck, burying her head completely in his embrace.
Fernando was already quite satisfied with Isabella’s appearance, and now with her initiative, he couldn’t control himself. He simply lifted the blushing woman in his arms and gave a meaningful look to the waiter.
The waiter had considered intervening, considering it was their first meeting, but after recalling Isabella’s previous behavior towards him, he decided not to get involved.
The waiter led Fernando to a private room upstairs, while Fernando rudely closed the door behind them, throwing Isabella onto the bed. He then leaned over, starting to kiss her skin.
…
The next day, Jane made an appointment to meet Jaiden. She specifically dressed in an inconspicuous outfit and wore sunglasses.
Ever since Patrick’s scandal was exposed, Jane had realized the dangers of the paparazzi. To avoid being photographed, she had to dress like this.
She arrived at the designated location and sat down. Before long, Jaiden arrived, somewhat late.
Jane frowned; she never liked people who were not punctual.
But Jaiden appeared nonchalant, waving in Jane’s direction and coming straight to her, pulling out a chair and sitting down.
“Ms. North, did you call me at this time because you missed me?”
Little did Jaiden know, he raised his eyebrows with an expectant look, and his hand unconsciously reached out to lift Jane’s chin. But the next second, Jane slapped his hand away.
“Don’t touch me.”
Jane’s eyes were cold, perhaps due to her sunglasses, Jaiden couldn’t see her expression and thought she was playing a game of desire and indulgence.
“Don’t be so harsh. I know you missed me, so I came, didn’t I?”
Jaiden still had a greasy look on his face, smiling mischievously, which further annoyed Jane.
“I called you here today because there’s something else to discuss. Please don’t have this attitude.”
Jane’s tone was serious, but Jaiden remained unfazed.
“Alright, alright, I know the little beauty is shy and embarrassed to say it. I won’t make it difficult for you.”
Seeing Jaiden’s determined attempt to tease Jane, it ignited her burning anger.
“If you insist on behaving this way, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
However, Jane was not one to be trifled with; she wouldn’t just let Jaiden tease her. She clenched her fists and stared at Jaiden’s mocking eyes, as if she was about to strike at any moment.
“Oh, getting angry?” Jaiden sensed the danger and didn’t lean forward, instead, he leaned back. He continued to blabber, “Oh, what a pity. How can such a beautiful lady be so irritable?”
The next second, Jaiden felt a sharp pain as Jane stomped on his foot.
He let out a pained sound, but his expression remained unchanged, still smiling, “The little beauty has so much strength, really… Ah!”
Little did Jaiden know that the more he spoke, the more forcefully Jane stomped on his foot.
“I advise you to watch your words!”
Seeing that Jane was not giving him any face, Jaiden withdrew his foot forcefully. If they couldn’t clash head-on, then could he at least avoid it?
“I am speaking nicely, you know? Is it wrong for me to call you little beauty?”
Seeing that Jaiden’s mood remained unchanged, Jane couldn’t be bothered to deal with him any longer. It seemed that they couldn’t get along today.